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If you had an hour of school board time for Slinger High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,065
High
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SLINGER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551395001821
Slinger High
209 Polk St, Slinger, WI 53086 · (262) 644-5261 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,065 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
157 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 9 | 275 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 255 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 25% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Slinger School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Slinger High
Slinger High's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger High this school | 1,065 | 14.7% | 65.8% |
| River Falls High River Falls | 1,062 | 15.4% | 56.2% |
| Union Grove High Union Grove | 1,032 | 11.7% | 43.6% |
| Pulaski High Pulaski | 1,165 | 18.7% | 51.1% |
| Mount Horeb High Mount Horeb | 745 | 12.1% | 67.5% |
| Kettle Moraine High Wales | 869 | 11.5% | 52.3% |
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 Slinger High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #26 of 402 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,065 | #75 of 532 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #283 of 325 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #261 of 325 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #386 of 418 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #120 of 128 | 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
1,065
+36 (+3%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,065 | 63.8 | 16.7:1 | 15% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 1,044 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 14% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 1,054 | 63.7 | 16.6:1 | 15% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 1,029 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 15% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | 61.1 | 17.3:1 | 9% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 56 | 18.2:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 11% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 51 | 17.7:1 | 5% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slinger High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,056 to 1,065); teachers up 4% (61.1 to 63.8).
About Slinger High
Students in Slinger, Wisconsin, attend Slinger High, a large high school. In all, 1,065 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 124% larger than the average of about 475 students for high schools in Wisconsin.
Slinger School District runs Slinger High along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,234 students in total.
The share of students at Slinger High who are White is 90%. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Washington County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Slinger High are from different groups.
For every teacher at Slinger High, there are about 16.7 students; the school has 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Wisconsin, 14.6:1, is lower. There are 157 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 15% of enrollment. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 23%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Slinger High, the prediction is 68.6% and the result is 65.8%.
Census data for Washington County show median household income comes to about $96,359, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,746, Slinger High among them.
Slinger Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Slinger High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Slinger High ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 1,029 in 2020-21 to 1,065 in 2024-25.
Slinger High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Slinger School District
- Slinger MiddleMiddle · 740 students
- Slinger ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Addison ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Allenton ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Slinger
- Slinger MiddleMiddle · 740 students
- Slinger ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Slinger Elementary0.1 mi · 571
- Slinger Middle0.9 mi · 740
- Addison Elementary3.2 mi · 441
- Rossman Elementary4.3 mi · 422
- Lincoln Elementary5.0 mi · 460
- Central Middle5.3 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Slinger HighHow many students attend Slinger High?
Slinger High enrolls approximately 1,065 students in grades 09-12.
Is Slinger High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Slinger High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Slinger High have?
Slinger High employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Slinger High?
Student demographics at Slinger High are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Slinger High?
Slinger High is overseen by Slinger School District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.