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)
550528000568	361	Gilman High	Public	7-12	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 447-8211	152	9	16	46.1%	146 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$20,188			$2,901			$17,287	24.2	24.7	340	21
550024000024	362	Almond-Bancroft High	Public	9-12	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	110	13	8.7	42.7%	81 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (25.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,215			$940			$14,275	24	32.6	299	63
551119001495	363	North High	Public	9-12	1100 W Smith Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-7000	1,265	103	12.3	52.3%	794 (62.8%)	159 (12.6%)	108 (8.5%)	115 (9.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.6%)	$14,532			$647			$13,886	24	18.9	370	7
551023001338	364	Necedah High	Public	9-12	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	207	17	12.4	51.2%	193 (93.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,745			$1,112			$13,633	23.5	25.6	336	28
551416001843	365	Sparta High	Public	9-12	506 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 366-3504	837	60	14	41.9%	649 (77.5%)	11 (1.3%)	145 (17.3%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	$11,957			$741			$11,216	22.9	14.6	388	23
550015003149	366	Algoma Venture Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1715 Division St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 487-7001	41	3	12.6	43.9%	36 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								22.8			(n/a)
551221001589	367	Prentice High	Public	9-12	1025 Town St	Prentice	54556	Price County	Prentice School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 428-2811	117	11	10.2	42.7%	110 (94.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,515			$1,074			$14,442	22.7	49.7	203	164
550438000474	368	Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	223	21	10.7	43.5%	203 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)								22.5	24.6	341	27
550873001005	369	Marion High	Public	7-12	105 School St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 754-5273	202	17	12	46.0%	178 (88.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,560			$2,140			$13,419	22	39.9	258	111
550005602740	370	Gresham High	Public	6-12	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	149	15	9.9	64.4%	66 (44.3%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (20.1%)	$18,262			$1,708			$16,554	21.6	31	308	62

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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.