Best High Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT and Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
551179001547	171	Pittsville High	Public	9-12	5407 First Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-6412	169	17	9.9	32.5%	158 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,282			$550			$14,731	59	61.2	146	25
551449001880	172	Stevens Point Area Senior High	Public	10-12	1201 N Point Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5400	1,462	97	15	31.8%	1,155 (79.0%)	26 (1.8%)	123 (8.4%)	104 (7.1%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.7%)	$14,357			$923			$13,435	58.6	40.8	253	81
551368001802	173	Sheboygan Falls High	Public	9-12	220 Amherst Ave	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 467-7890	511	34	14.9	26.4%	435 (85.1%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (7.8%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$14,016			$438			$13,578	58.1	42	247	74
551506001956	174	Turtle Lake High	Public	9-12	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	119	10	11.3	43.7%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$16,113			$606			$15,507	58.1	46.8	221	47
551089001421	175	Oconomowoc High	Public	9-12	641 E Forest St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-3100	1,662	100	16.6	16.6%	1,464 (88.1%)	12 (0.7%)	108 (6.5%)	21 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.4%)	$11,621			$305			$11,316	57.9	65.5	117	58
550498000543	176	North Crawford High	Public	9-12	47050 County Road X	Soldiers Grove	54655	Crawford County	North Crawford School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 735-4311	124	14	8.7	52.4%	112 (90.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$16,169			$1,147			$15,023	57.6	14.7	387	211
551677002188	177	Wilmot High	Public	9-12	11112 308th Ave	Wilmot	53192	Kenosha County	Wilmot Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 862-2351	949	67	14.1	0.3%	823 (86.7%)	7 (0.7%)	83 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.0%)	$16,205			$462			$15,743	57.3	54.1	183	6
550657000712	178	Horicon High School	Public	9-12	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 485-2898	279	16	17.3	33.0%	233 (83.5%)	9 (3.2%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	$15,710			$1,002			$14,708	57	57.9	164	14
551341001759	179	Sauk Prairie High	Public	9-12	105 9th St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-5900	864	63	13.8	24.9%	733 (84.8%)	7 (0.8%)	97 (11.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	$12,651			$468			$12,183	56.8	55.8	174	5
551281001699	180	Rice Lake High	Public	9-12	30 S Wisconsin Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-2181	714	53	13.5	35.2%	632 (88.5%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.0%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$12,503			$615			$11,887	56	50.6	198	18

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam Social Studies, ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.