Public + private high schools, every state.
770
high schools (public + private)
636
public (394 districts)
134
private (NCES PSS)
67,203
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

WI public HS enrollment trend

Across the 21,854 students enrolled in WI brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +0.2% by 2024 (21,899 students, +45 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 6.3% (1,382 of 21,899 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does WI compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
281
+8 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
266
+6 vs national avg (260)
national avg WI Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. WI is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

Verona 1 HS 1,820
Sussex 1 HS 1,577
Manitowoc 2 HS 1,444
Germantown 1 HS 1,288
Greenfield 1 HS 1,140
DeForest 1 HS 1,137
South Milwaukee 1 HS 920
Milwaukee 2 HS 907
Prairie du Sac 1 HS 862
Luxemburg 1 HS 661

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Tenor High
Seeds of Health Inc
521→651 +25.0%
Fall Creek High
Fall Creek School District
235→270 +14.9%
Westfield Area High
Westfield School District
287→329 +14.6%
Luxemburg-Casco High
Luxemburg-Casco School District
599→661 +10.4%
Campbellsport High
Campbellsport School District
436→476 +9.2%
Eleva-Strum High
Eleva-Strum School District
180→195 +8.3%
Waupaca High
Waupaca School District
578→623 +7.8%
Iola-Scandinavia High
Iola-Scandinavia School District
193→205 +6.2%
De Forest High
De Forest Area School District
1,076→1,137 +5.7%
Menominee Indian High
Menominee Indian School District
346→364 +5.2%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Capital High
Madison Metropolitan School District
192→129 -32.8%
Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation
Green Bay Area Public School District
253→206 -18.6%
Portage High
Portage Community School District
720→600 -16.7%
Random Lake High
Random Lake School District
244→212 -13.1%
Lomira High
Lomira School District
341→300 -12.0%
Cedar Grove-Belgium High
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District
298→265 -11.1%
South Milwaukee High
South Milwaukee School District
1,032→920 -10.9%
Columbus High
Columbus School District
419→383 -8.6%
Horicon High School
Horicon School District
269→248 -7.8%
Wrightstown High
Wrightstown Community School District
432→414 -4.2%

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