Wisconsin Dells High

Set in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells High is a medium-sized 9-12 campus, run under Wisconsin Dells School District. It serves 563 students across grades 9 through 12.

Wisconsin Dells High is one of 4 schools operated by Wisconsin Dells School District, a district that hosts 1,768 students overall.

On demographics, Wisconsin Dells High shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Sauk County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Wisconsin Dells High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of +1.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sauk County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,541 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sauk County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students), of which Wisconsin Dells High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wisconsin Dells Middle School, around 1.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wisconsin Dells High at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

Wisconsin Dells High operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 30%: 432 students in 2018 compared to 563 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 66% across the same window.

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