Summary:
ZIP code 54514 contains one listed high school: Butternut High, the only building in the Butternut School District. It is a small rural school in Butternut, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–12 with 92 students — roughly 13 students per grade — with per-student spending of $20,027 and a student-teacher ratio of 7.9, both favorable in absolute terms although the data provide no state benchmark for comparison.
Recent academic trends are the most important thing for parents to know, and they point downward. Butternut High was ranked 77 of 431 (82nd percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024, slipped to 284 of 431 (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, and stood at 459 of 533 (14th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026; the district ranks 353 of 432 (18th percentile, 1 star). English language arts was a relative strength in 2024–2025, averaging 57.91% versus 53.74% statewide, but fell to 51.11% versus 54.89% in 2025–2026. Math is the clearest weakness: Forward Math was below the state in every tested grade, averaging 36.35% versus 54.31% statewide, and in 2025–2026 ACT Math and ACT Science were both reported at 0% versus 42.93% and 43.2% for the state, while ACT ELA was 20% versus 48.47%. The 2024–2025 ACT Math result was not reported.
Completion and attendance metrics are closer to normal. The graduation rate was 91.6% versus 92.0% for the state, the dropout rate was 1.2% versus 1.1%, and chronic absenteeism was 16.9% versus 17.3% statewide — though higher than the district's 12.4%. About 52.17% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Because the school is small, one student can shift a grade-level percentage by several points, so the ACT results in particular should be read with that small-sample caveat in mind. District test figures mirror the school's, consistent with it being the only tested building at those grade levels.
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