High Schools in Black River Falls School District

Summary:

The Black River Falls School District in Wisconsin has only one high school, Black River Falls High, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 504 students. The school has faced challenges in recent years, with its ranking and rating declining and its academic performance consistently below state averages.

Black River Falls High has a four-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a dropout rate of 1.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam and ACT tests were lower than the state averages in all subject areas, including Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was also relatively high at 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.

The data suggests that the school may be facing socioeconomic challenges, with 48.41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the school's performance has shown some improvement in recent years, and there may be opportunities for further interventions and support to help address the school's academic struggles and improve student outcomes.

District Detail

301 N 4th St
Black River Falls, WI 54615-1227

(715) 284-4357

SchoolDigger Rank:
383^rd of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,552

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Black River Falls High	Public	9-12	166 Tiger Lane	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 284-4324	500	32	15.7	49.8%	351 (70.2%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	24.1	361^st of 431 public high schools	16.2%		11.7	406^th of 431 public high schools	5.8%	45	39.3	27.1	33.0	40.5	$13,399	$656	$12,742

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wisconsin Department of Corrections	3.72 mi	33
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Melrose-Mindoro School District	17.08 mi	2	289^th
Blair-Taylor School District	17.16 mi	2	378^th
Tomah Area School District	21.29 mi	12	351^st

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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.

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