Summary:
The Delavan-Darien School District in Delavan, Wisconsin has two high schools serving grades 9–12: Delavan-Darien High, with 511 students, and Delavan Darien Technical School Inc, with 93 students. Both list an address on 150 Cummings St, Delavan, suggesting a shared campus. Together they enroll 604 high schoolers, and the district overall ranks 412 of 432 districts in Wisconsin — the 5th percentile, with 0 stars.
The two schools differ sharply. Delavan-Darien High is the larger, comprehensive school and the academic leader, scoring above the district in every reported subject and posting a 96.8% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, both better than the state. Its weak spot is attendance: 17.5% chronic absenteeism, above the district's 13.1%. Delavan Darien Technical School Inc is the opposite — the standout for attendance (11.5% chronic absenteeism), zero dropout (0.0%), and a 93.3% graduation rate above the state's 92.0%, yet its test scores are far lower. In 2025–26, it scored 14.81 in Social Studies and 5.88 in English Language Arts, versus 43.01 and 29.08 at the high school. Notably, both schools fall below the state in every reported subject, and Social Studies is the relative bright spot for both.
Resources also diverge. Delavan-Darien High reports $19,628 per student and a 13.5 student-teacher ratio; Delavan Darien Technical School Inc reports $5,950 per student and a 23.8 ratio. Economic disadvantage is similar at both — 54.21% and 56.99% free/reduced lunch — so it alone does not explain the academic gap. In school rankings, the high school sits at the 22nd percentile and the technical school at the 8th percentile for 2025–26.
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