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)
550978001287	201	Mondovi High	Public	9-12	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 926-3656	244	19	12.8	39.8%	229 (93.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,601			$684			$12,916	52.6	54.1	185	16
551623002099	202	Webster High	Public	9-12	7564 Alder St W	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 866-4281	186	18	10.4	55.9%	140 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.7%)	$15,654			$471			$15,183	52.4	61.8	139	63
551641002146	203	Westby High	Public	9-12	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-3101	297	24	12.5	32.7%	279 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$13,513			$846			$12,667	52.4	46	227	24
550405000431	204	North High	Public	9-12	1801 Piedmont Rd	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6600	1,572	99	15.9	42.7%	1,147 (73.0%)	41 (2.6%)	87 (5.5%)	202 (12.8%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.8%)	$11,727			$312			$11,415	52.3	49.4	208	4
550957001118	205	Milton High	Public	9-12	114 W High St	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9300	1,054	61	17.2	21.8%	915 (86.8%)	13 (1.2%)	65 (6.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	$12,116			$183			$11,933	52.3	59.4	154	51
551467001918	206	Superior High	Public	9-12	2600 Catlin Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8720	1,290	92	13.9	41.4%	1,107 (85.8%)	21 (1.6%)	39 (3.0%)	13 (1.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.0%)	$12,581			$790			$11,791	52.1	36.9	276	70
551329001751	207	Central High	Public	9-12	24617 75th St	Salem	53168	Kenosha County	Westosha Central Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 843-2321	1,278	69	18.6	11.3%	1,068 (83.6%)	16 (1.3%)	131 (10.3%)	18 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.4%)	$13,122			$367			$12,755	51.9	75.1	75	132
551299001713	208	Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	187	20	9.4	36.9%	171 (91.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$15,644			$291			$15,353	51.9	63.9	127	81
550021000020	209	Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	124 S School St	Alma Center	54611	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 964-5311	260	20	13	57.7%	209 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,610			$549			$12,061	51.6	39.5	260	51
550816000901	210	Little Chute High	Public	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	385	28	13.6	29.6%	317 (82.3%)	10 (2.6%)	42 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,792			$268			$12,525	51.4	63.2	133	77

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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.