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Best High Schools in Vernon County, WI

At a glance

Schools

1,392

Students

Districts

Top rankedHillsboro High129^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Hillsboro High up 92 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

De Soto High 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
De Soto High	Public	9-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	133	14	9.8	40.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	47.7	239^th of 431 public high schools	44.5%		38	291^st of 431 public high schools	32.5%	52		34.6	46.2								51.6		$22,607	$1,722	$20,885
Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	252	19	13.1	37.3%	226 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.6	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%		50.6	221^st of 431 public high schools	48.7%	92	66.7	38.9	58.3	35.5	45.7	39.5	32.3	20.0	13.5	44.7	48.2	36.8	$18,260	$1,308	$16,952
La Farge High	Public	9-12	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	66	10	6.4	62.1%	59 (89.4%)	4 (6.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	16.2	386^th of 431 public high schools	10.4%		34.7	309^th of 431 public high schools	28.3%	77	33.3		27.8								33.3		$23,083	$1,294	$21,789
Kickapoo High	Public	6-12	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Vernon County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 627-0103	260	20	12.7	41.9%	247 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	35.8	309^th of 431 public high schools	28.3%		29.4	328^th of 431 public high schools	23.9%	19		20.0	25.0	44.1	66.7	43.8	29.4	54.2	40.6	71.9	66.0	53.1	$17,677	$758	$16,919
Laurel High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	43	2	28.2	20.9%	37 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)											78.6		$8,629	$544	$8,085
Viroqua High	Public	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	301	23	12.9	30.6%	278 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	43	268^th of 431 public high schools	37.8%		65.3	127^th of 431 public high schools	70.5%	141	32.1	44.6	35.7								60.9		$15,681	$817	$14,863
Vernon County Area Better Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	18	1	13.8	38.9%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$24,847	$1,040	$23,807
Westby High	Public	9-12	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-3101	319	24	13.4	27.3%	298 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	64.3	140^th of 431 public high schools	67.5%		52.4	203^rd of 431 public high schools	52.9%	63	58.0	53.6	47.8								48.5		$15,665	$257	$15,408

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.