Enrollment
252
High
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550648000703
Hillsboro High
777 School Rd, Hillsboro, WI 54634 · (608) 489-2221 · Vernon County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
94 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 16% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillsboro High
Hillsboro High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro High this school | 252 | 37.3% | 39.3% |
| Grantsburg High Grantsburg | 273 | 37.7% | 53.5% |
| Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High Chetek | 254 | 36.6% | 49.2% |
| Fennimore High Fennimore | 255 | 40.0% | 60.7% |
| Crivitz High Crivitz | 209 | 34.4% | 51.4% |
| Cashton Middle/High Cashton | 313 | 35.5% | 55.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillsboro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #288 of 402 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #56 of 64 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #41 of 64 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #296 of 532 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #91 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #254 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #179 of 418 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #121 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
252
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 252 | 19.1 | 13.2:1 | 37% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 21.4 | 12.1:1 | 43% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 24.8 | 10.9:1 | 42% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 51% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 22.2 | 12.3:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 48% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 45% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 29% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (273 to 252); teachers down 14% (22.2 to 19.1).
About Hillsboro High
Among the schools in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, is Hillsboro High, a small high school. The school counted 252 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. The school is 47% below the average for high schools in Wisconsin.
Hillsboro High falls under Hillsboro School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 472 students.
The share of White students at Hillsboro High is 90%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hillsboro High scores 19%.
For every teacher at Hillsboro High, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 37%. The average for public schools in Vernon County is similar, at 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hillsboro High lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Wisconsin public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Hillsboro High is among the bottom 10% of schools in Wisconsin. Predicted: 54.8%. Actual: 39.3%.
In the wider Vernon County area, median household income comes to about $71,893, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Vernon County's 23 public schools enroll about 3,669 students and include Hillsboro High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hillsboro Elementary, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Hillsboro High ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Hillsboro High in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment was 252 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 285. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Hillsboro High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro School District
- Hillsboro ElementaryElementary · 220 students
Other Hillsboro High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hillsboro High. Hillsboro High is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Hillsboro High SchoolHillsboro, OR · 1,327 students
- Hillsboro HighNashville, TN · 1,224 students
- HILLSBORO HIGHHILLSBORO, MO · 1,050 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHillsboro, OH · 638 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHILLSBORO, TX · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro Elementary0.1 mi · 220
- Wonewoc-Center Virtual Academy6.4 mi · 5
- Wonewoc-Center High6.4 mi · 114
- Wonewoc-Center Junior High6.4 mi · 68
- Wonewoc-Center Elementary6.4 mi · 175
- Royall Elementary7.6 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro HighHow many students attend Hillsboro High?
Hillsboro High enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Hillsboro High serve?
Hillsboro High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hillsboro High?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Hillsboro High.
How diverse is Hillsboro High?
Hillsboro High reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsboro High?
Hillsboro High is overseen by Hillsboro School District in Vernon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.