Deerfield High

Deerfield High, a modestly sized secondary school in Deerfield, Wisconsin, overseen by Deerfield Community School District, caters to 207 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

Deerfield Community School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 730 students; Deerfield High is among them.

Demographically, Deerfield High logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Dane County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Deerfield High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.6%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of -13.8 points.

In the area at large, Dane County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Deerfield High is one campus in the mix.

Deerfield Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Deerfield High comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025.

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