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Enrollment
1,031
High
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER DAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550096000123
Beaver Dam High
500 Gould St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916 · (920) 885-7313 · Dodge County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,031 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
415 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 254 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 231 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beaver Dam Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beaver Dam High
Beaver Dam High's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam High this school | 1,031 | 40.3% | 43.1% |
| Sparta High Sparta | 871 | 40.8% | 33.4% |
| Watertown High Watertown | 1,012 | 34.7% | 33.2% |
| Craig High Janesville | 1,400 | 37.2% | 34.5% |
| Jefferson High Jefferson | 603 | 35.0% | 58.6% |
| North High Waukesha | 911 | 43.1% | 35.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beaver Dam High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #253 of 402 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,031 | #86 of 532 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #202 of 325 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #95 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #160 of 418 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #159 of 203 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,031
-67 (-6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,025
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,031 | 68.7 | 15.0:1 | 40% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 1,052 | 67.8 | 15.5:1 | 43% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 1,112 | 69.4 | 16.0:1 | 43% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 45% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 1,073 | 63.2 | 17.0:1 | 37% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 1,042 | 65 | 16.0:1 | 44% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 1,016 | 64 | 15.9:1 | 39% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 1,123 | 72 | 15.6:1 | 17% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 1,025 | 70 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Dam High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,073 to 1,031); teachers up 9% (63.2 to 68.7).
About Beaver Dam High
Beaver Dam High serves students in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, as a large high school. Federal data show 1,031 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 475.
Beaver Dam Unified School District is the local district for Beaver Dam High. It runs 8 schools with 2,988 students.
More than half of the students at Beaver Dam High are White (70%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Dodge County overall, about 88% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Beaver Dam High scores 45%.
Beaver Dam High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, with 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 14.6:1. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Dodge County is close, at 41%.
Test results at Beaver Dam High are 9.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.1% actual, 53.0% predicted).
In Dodge County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $75,929 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Beaver Dam High, Dodge County has 39 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Beaver Dam High is closest to Lincoln Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Beaver Dam High is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,098 (2020-21) to 1,031 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 17.4 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
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Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaver Dam Unified School District
- Beaver Dam MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- BDUSD4KidsElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- BDUSD4KidsElementary · 157 students
Other Beaver Dam High schools
One other US public school is named Beaver Dam High. Beaver Dam High is the largest of the 2.
- Beaver Dam High SchoolBEAVER DAM, AZ · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.2 mi · 201
- BDUSD4Kids0.3 mi · 157
- Prairie View Elementary0.7 mi · 337
- Beaver Dam Middle0.9 mi · 633
- Washington Elementary1.1 mi · 260
- Jefferson Elementary1.2 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Dam HighHow large is Beaver Dam High?
Beaver Dam High enrolls approximately 1,031 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Beaver Dam High serve?
Beaver Dam High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Beaver Dam High?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Beaver Dam High.
How diverse is Beaver Dam High?
Beaver Dam High reports a student body of 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Beaver Dam High?
Beaver Dam High is overseen by Beaver Dam Unified School District in Dodge County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.