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Enrollment
834
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551455001886
Stoughton High
600 Lincoln Ave, Stoughton, WI 53589 · (608) 877-5601 · Dane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
220 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 195 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 197 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 222 | 27% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Stoughton Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% 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 Stoughton High
Stoughton High's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton High this school | 834 | 26.4% | 46.0% |
| East High West Bend | 854 | 25.6% | 49.3% |
| Port Washington High Port Washington | 809 | 24.2% | 60.5% |
| West High West Bend | 1,085 | 25.9% | 43.7% |
| Plymouth High Plymouth | 735 | 25.6% | 52.5% |
| Sauk Prairie High Prairie du Sac | 862 | 24.2% | 47.6% |
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 Stoughton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #218 of 402 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #120 of 532 | #13 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #2 of 325 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #127 of 325 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #301 of 418 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #78 of 203 | #4 of 8 |
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
834
-79 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 834 | 85.7 | 9.7:1 | 26% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 62 | 13.9:1 | 28% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 875 | 72.2 | 12.1:1 | 25% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 23% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 68.8 | 13.9:1 | 18% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 1,035 | 71 | 14.6:1 | 22% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 1,071 | 73 | 14.7:1 | 14% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 1,178 | 71 | 16.6:1 | 10% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 60 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stoughton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (956 to 834); teachers up 25% (68.8 to 85.7).
About Stoughton High
Stoughton High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The school serves 834 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students.
Stoughton Area School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,735 students.
By race and ethnicity, Stoughton High is 79% White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Dane County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. By the diversity index, Stoughton High comes in at 35%.
Teachers at the school number 85.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.7:1. The 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
After accounting for student poverty, Stoughton High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.0% is 15.5 points below the 61.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Dane County, median household income is about $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Dane County number 169 and enroll about 78,525.
The nearest public school is Fox Prairie Elementary, at about 0.7 miles. Stoughton High has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Stoughton High ranks 6th on proficiency.
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.
Stoughton High saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stoughton Area School District
- River Bluff MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Kegonsa ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Stoughton
- River Bluff MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Kegonsa ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Other Stoughton High schools
One other US public school is named Stoughton High. Stoughton High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Stoughton HighStoughton, MA · 1,118 students
Nearby schools
- Fox Prairie Elementary0.7 mi · 443
- Sandhill Elementary0.9 mi · 411
- River Bluff Middle0.9 mi · 569
- SASD 4K1.0 mi · 174
- Kegonsa Elementary1.6 mi · 304
- 4K McFarland6.6 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Stoughton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Stoughton High?
Stoughton High enrolls approximately 834 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stoughton High serve?
Stoughton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Stoughton High?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Stoughton High.
What is the student diversity at Stoughton High?
Student demographics at Stoughton High are roughly 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Stoughton High in?
Stoughton High is part of Stoughton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.