Summary
Brillion High is a public high school in Brillion, Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12 with 327 students in the Brillion School District. The district ranks 76th of 432 Wisconsin districts (82nd percentile, 4 stars), while Brillion High ranks 172nd of 533 high schools in 2025–2026 (68th percentile, 3 stars). That 68th percentile is the highest shown in its rank history, up from 24th percentile and 1 star in 2015–2016 and 42nd percentile in 2016–2017, showing substantial improvement over the past decade.
Academically, Brillion High is strongest in ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics: 2025–2026 scores were 58.73 and 61.9, above Wisconsin’s 48.47 and 42.93 by 10.26 and 18.97 points. ACT Science was also above the state (49.21 vs. 43.2, +6.01 points). Social studies is the clear weak spot: 42.7 on the Forward Exam, below the state’s 48.25 by 5.55 points and lower than nearly every nearby school. Among larger comprehensive high schools, Brillion High ranks 2nd in ACT ELA, 2nd in ACT math, 3rd in ACT science, and 5th of 6 in social studies. It generally outperforms Chilton High, Little Chute High, Valders High, Hilbert High, and Reedsville Junior/Senior High School in ACT subjects, while trailing Kimberly High and Wrightstown High.
Other outcomes are mostly positive. In 2024–2025, Brillion High had a 94.3% graduation rate (above the state’s 92.0%), a 0.9% dropout rate (below the state’s 1.1%), and 8.7% chronic absenteeism (about half the state’s 17.3% and lower than most nearby schools). Spending was $15,097 per student, and the 12.2 student–teacher ratio is better than larger neighbors. Free/reduced lunch is 19.27%, lower than most nearby schools. One internal pattern worth watching: in 2025–2026, female students ranked in the 78th percentile (4 stars) while male students ranked in the 49th percentile (2 stars), a notable effectiveness gap.
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