Delavan-Darien High

Delavan-Darien High is a medium-sized four-year high school in Delavan, Wisconsin, operated by Delavan-Darien School District. The school instructs 511 students in grades 9 through 12.

Delavan-Darien School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,672 students. Delavan-Darien High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Delavan-Darien High records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 46% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Delavan-Darien High has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Walworth County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Delavan-Darien High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.4%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Walworth County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,520 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walworth County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students), Delavan-Darien High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Delavan Darien Technical School Inc, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Delavan-Darien High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Delavan-Darien High's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 724 (now 511). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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