Baraboo High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Baraboo, Wisconsin

Baraboo High in Baraboo, Wisconsin enrolled 885 students in 2024-25 with 65.4 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

917 students in 2022-23, 935 students in 2023-24, 885 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.6 to 65.4.

Students enrolled at Baraboo High by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-239172023-249352024-25885
Students enrolled at Baraboo High by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-239172023-249352024-25885
Students enrolled at Baraboo High by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-239172023-249352024-25885
Students enrolled at Baraboo High by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-239172023-249352024-25885
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391768.613.4
2023-2493564.014.6
2024-2588565.413.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools

Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Baraboo High 13.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBaraboo High 13.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Baraboo High 13.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBaraboo High 13.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Baraboo High 13.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBaraboo High 13.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Baraboo High 13.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBaraboo High 13.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

24 AP courses and one counselor per 307 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Baraboo High enrolled 921 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 75 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses24
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 307 of the 921 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions75
  • Chronically absent35.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.9% of students were White, 11.6% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.9%
  2. Hispanic11.6%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. American Indian3.6%
  5. Black1.6%
  6. Asian1.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Baraboo High scored proficient or above: 16% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Math16%32‑36% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 203 students in Baraboo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate90%90%90.5%
Students in the class20320365,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Baraboo High

  1. Wisconsin Dells HighThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 563 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Reedsburg Area HighThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 889 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Baraboo High with Wisconsin Dells HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baraboo School District spends per student$14,142 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,142
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinBaraboo High is the number 111 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 535
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Baraboo High

  1. How many students attend Baraboo High?
    885 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 917 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Baraboo, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Baraboo High?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Baraboo High a Title I school?
    Baraboo High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Baraboo High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Baraboo High scored proficient or above: 16% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Baraboo High?
    90% of the 203 students in Baraboo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Baraboo High in?
    Baraboo School District, NCES district ID 5500810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550081000103 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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