Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PECATONICA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550131000182
Pecatonica High
704 Cross St, Blanchardville, WI 53516 · (608) 523-4285 · Lafayette County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Wisconsin public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
64 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 12% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Pecatonica Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 73.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like Pecatonica High
Pecatonica High's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecatonica High this school | 198 | 32.3% | 66.1% |
| River Ridge High Patch Grove | 167 | 31.1% | 53.5% |
| Pittsville High Pittsville | 175 | 32.6% | 51.8% |
| Little Wolf High Manawa | 195 | 33.8% | 42.5% |
| Parkview High Orfordville | 187 | 34.2% | 56.5% |
| Mondovi High Mondovi | 255 | 33.7% | 34.5% |
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 Pecatonica High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #25 of 402 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #6 of 64 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #2 of 64 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #328 of 532 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #232 of 418 | 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
198
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 198 | 21 | 9.4:1 | 32% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 31% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 22 | 9.4:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 34% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 21.4 | 1.9:1 | 39% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 21 | 10.8:1 | 42% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 8% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pecatonica High.
Since 2017-18: students up 383% (41 to 198); teachers down 2% (21.4 to 21).
About Pecatonica High
Pecatonica High is a small high school found in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 198 students. It has 58% fewer students than the average for high schools in Wisconsin (about 475).
Pecatonica Area School District counts 2 schools and 369 students, including Pecatonica High.
By race and ethnicity, Pecatonica High is 97% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
Its staff includes 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is 5.2 students per teacher. Roughly 32% of students at Pecatonica High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lafayette County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pecatonica High lands at A+, ahead of 97% of Wisconsin public high schools.
In Wisconsin, Pecatonica High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.1% actual against a predicted 57.8%.
In Lafayette County, the median household earns about $76,462 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lafayette County has 17 public schools with about 2,658 students, including Pecatonica High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pecatonica Elementary, is about 5.8 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Pecatonica High is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Pecatonica High is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Pecatonica High enrolled 200; in 2024-25, 198.
The allk12 page for Pecatonica High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,942
Census ACS
Median income
$76,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pecatonica Area School District
- Pecatonica ElementaryElementary · 171 students
Other Pecatonica High schools
One other US public school is named Pecatonica High. Pecatonica High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pecatonica High SchoolPecatonica, IL · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Pecatonica Elementary5.8 mi · 171
- Argyle High6.8 mi · 85
- Argyle Elementary6.8 mi · 150
- Argyle Middle6.8 mi · 62
- New Glarus Middle11.3 mi · 214
- New Glarus High11.3 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Pecatonica HighHow many students attend Pecatonica High?
Pecatonica High enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Pecatonica High serve?
Pecatonica High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pecatonica High?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Pecatonica High.
How diverse is Pecatonica High?
Pecatonica High reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pecatonica High in?
Pecatonica High is part of Pecatonica Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.