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Enrollment
880
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550189000237
Burlington High School
400 McCanna Pkwy, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262) 763-0200 · Racine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
251 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 239 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 218 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 204 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Burlington Area 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Burlington High School
Burlington High School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington High School this school | 880 | 28.5% | 47.2% |
| Elkhorn Area High Elkhorn | 953 | 28.6% | 62.2% |
| Fort Atkinson High Fort Atkinson | 816 | 26.5% | 43.5% |
| Sauk Prairie High Prairie du Sac | 862 | 24.2% | 47.6% |
| New London High New London | 660 | 29.7% | 61.6% |
| Portage High Portage | 600 | 30.5% | 32.4% |
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 Burlington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #202 of 402 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #113 of 532 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #242 of 325 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #121 of 325 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #278 of 418 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #40 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
880
-74 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 993
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 880 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 29% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 63.9 | 14.7:1 | 31% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 69 | 14.9:1 | 29% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 68 | 14.0:1 | 29% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 67.4 | 16.0:1 | 25% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 1,145 | 70 | 16.4:1 | 31% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 1,348 | 77 | 17.5:1 | 27% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 1,281 | 68 | 18.8:1 | 17% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 993 | 62 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,080 to 880); teachers down 17% (67.4 to 56).
About Burlington High School
Burlington High School serves students in Burlington, Wisconsin, as a high-enrollment high school. A federal count lists 880 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
Burlington Area School District is the local district for Burlington High School. It runs 9 schools with 3,035 students.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Burlington High School. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Burlington High School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 56 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Burlington High School was 15.7:1. The 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 29%. For comparison, public schools in Racine County average 48%.
Burlington High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.2%, compared with a predicted 60.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Racine County, median household income is about $78,096, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 54 public schools operate in Racine County, serving about 25,901 students.
The shortest distance from Burlington High School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Karcher Middle School. The five-mile area around Burlington High School holds 7 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Burlington High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal data place Burlington High School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 954 to 880. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Area School District
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
- Winkler ElementaryElementary · 207 students
- Lyons Center ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Wheatland Center ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Randall Consolidated SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
Other Burlington High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Burlington High. Burlington High School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Burlington HighBurlington, MA · 1,019 students
- Burlington High SchoolBurlington, VT · 921 students
- Burlington HighBurlington, KS · 246 students
- Burlington High SchoolBURLINGTON, CO · 216 students
- Burlington High SchoolBurlington, WY · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Karcher Middle School0.8 mi · 779
- Wisconsin Connect Charter School0.9 mi · 78
- Burlington Alternative School1.1 mi · 65
- Waller Elementary1.2 mi · 247
- Cooper Montessori1.5 mi · 225
- Dyer Elementary1.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burlington High School?
Burlington High School enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 09-12.
Is Burlington High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burlington High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Burlington High School have?
Burlington High School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burlington High School?
At Burlington High School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Burlington High School public or private?
Burlington High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.