Hillsboro High

Hillsboro High is a senior high of intimate scale in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, overseen by Hillsboro School District, hosting 252 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Hillsboro School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 472 students. Hillsboro High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hillsboro High lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hillsboro High has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hillsboro High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.8%; Hillsboro High posts 39.3%, -15.5 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Vernon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,893 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Vernon County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), Hillsboro High is one campus in the mix.

Hillsboro Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillsboro High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillsboro High's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 252).

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