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De Forest High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
815 Jefferson St
De Forest, WI 53532
Phone
(608) 842-6600
District
De Forest Area School District
County
DANE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1099
Classroom Teachers
75

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.3% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

De Forest High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
35%
52%
41%
33%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 271 24.7%
Grade 10 287 26.1%
Grade 11 267 24.3%
Grade 12 274 24.9%
Total 1099 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.6% 86.3% 70.6%
Black 4.0% 3.1% 9.2%
Hispanic 6.9% 7.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 3.2% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.5% 17.0% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 14.7% 14.4% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.6% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,599 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 252.5 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,520 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.0% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.9% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.7% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.4% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,382 $26,466,000 19.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $2,574,000 1.9%
Staff $905 $3,752,000 2.8%
General Administration $267 $1,106,000 0.8%
School Administration $539 $2,235,000 1.7%
Operation $1,106 $4,585,000 3.5%
Transportation $390 $1,616,000 1.2%
Other $736 $3,053,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,563 $18,921,000 14.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $21,076 $87,404,000 65.8%
Total Expenditures $32,021 $132,791,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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