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How has Delavan-Darien High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550364000386
Delavan-Darien High
150 Cummings St, Delavan, WI 53115 · (262) 233-6601 · Walworth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
277 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 134 | 26% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Delavan-Darien High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #298 of 402 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #173 of 532 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #105 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #64 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #67 of 418 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #14 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
-212 (-29%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 511 | 37.8 | 13.5:1 | 54% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 42.6 | 13.5:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 43.1 | 13.6:1 | 52% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 58% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 49.4 | 14.7:1 | 56% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 60% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 47% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 30% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delavan-Darien High.
About Delavan-Darien High
Delavan-Darien High, located in Delavan, Wisconsin, is a mid-sized high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 511 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Delavan-Darien School District totals 1,672 students.
Hispanic students account for 49% of enrollment at Delavan-Darien High, more than any other group. Other groups make up 46% White. County-wide, 12% of Walworth County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Delavan-Darien High is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Delavan-Darien High has 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. The school's 13.5:1 compares with an average of 14.6:1 for high schools in Wisconsin. The school has 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Walworth County.
In Wisconsin, Delavan-Darien High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.2% actual against a predicted 44.4%.
For Walworth County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,520 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Delavan-Darien High, Walworth County has 46 public schools.
Delavan-Darien High's nearest public school is Delavan Darien Technical School Inc (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.8%; Delavan-Darien High's is 38.2%, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Delavan-Darien High is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Delavan-Darien High had a net loss of 212 students, or 29%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delavan-Darien School District
- Phoenix MiddleMiddle · 474 students
- Turtle Creek ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Darien ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Delavan Darien Technical School IncHigh · 93 students
Other schools in Delavan
- Phoenix MiddleMiddle · 474 students
- Turtle Creek ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Delavan Darien Technical School IncHigh · 93 students
- Wisconsin School for the DeafCombined
Nearby schools
- Delavan Darien Technical School Inc0.0 mi · 93
- Phoenix Middle0.3 mi · 474
- Turtle Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 371
- Darien Elementary3.3 mi · 223
- Williams Bay High6.2 mi · 170
- Williams Bay Middle6.2 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Delavan-Darien HighHow large is Delavan-Darien High?
Delavan-Darien High enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Delavan-Darien High serve?
Delavan-Darien High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delavan-Darien High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delavan-Darien High is approximately 13.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delavan-Darien High?
At Delavan-Darien High, the student body is approximately 46% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Delavan-Darien High?
Delavan-Darien High is overseen by Delavan-Darien School District in Walworth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.