Summary:
High Schools located in Viroqua Area School District consist of three schools serving grades 9–12 on the same campus in Viroqua, Wisconsin: Viroqua High with 301 students, Laurel High with 43 students, and Vernon County Area Better Futures High with 18 students. The district is ranked 73rd of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 83rd percentile with a 4-star rating.
Laurel High stands out on nearly every measure: a 100.0% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and 9.5% chronic absenteeism, all better than district and state figures. It was ranked 46th of 533 high schools in 2025–2026, in the 91st percentile with 5 stars, and previously ranked 7th of 415 in 2022–2023. At the other end, Vernon County Area Better Futures High has a 57.1% graduation rate and a 5.0% dropout rate, far below district and state norms, along with the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate at 38.89% and the highest per-student spending at $24,847. No test-score or rank data is provided for it. With 43 and 18 students respectively, percentages at both small schools can shift dramatically from one cohort to the next.
Viroqua High, the largest school, posts a 95.1% graduation rate, a 0.6% dropout rate, and 12.5% chronic absenteeism, all at or better than district and state levels. In 2025–2026 it scored above the state in all four reported subjects but slightly below the district in each, and its rank moved from 2 stars in 2024–2025 to 4 stars in 2025–2026. Notably, Laurel spends the least per student ($8,629) and has the highest student-teacher ratio (28.2) yet the strongest outcomes, while Vernon spends the most with the weakest outcomes — a reminder that in this small district, spending and results don't move together simply, and district averages can mask real differences between schools.
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