Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High

As a moderately sized secondary school in McFarland, Wisconsin, Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High educates 423 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within McFarland School District.

Across the 9 schools in McFarland School District (5,921 students total), Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 80.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Dane County shows 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), Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA), roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 449%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 71% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 46.1:1 in 2018 to 80.6:1 in 2025.

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