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B+

DeForest Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves DeForest, Windsor, Burke, Vienna and Leeds, and parts of Madison and Bristol.

DeForest’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
4,246
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,469
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$120.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about DeForest Area School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $120.6M, about $28,404 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+DeForest 13,094B+Windsor 10,085B+Burke 3,089A−Vienna 1,597Leeds 743

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for DeForest. Grade by grade →

K–32 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8De Forest MiddleThis district
9–12De Forest HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 1,924 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 38.1% · 1,921 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.5% · 265 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,469 per student · 12% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 49%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,870’20
4,039’21
4,147’22
4,153’23
4,246’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Early Learning Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · DeForest
297 students31:1
Windsor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Windsor
B
526 students14:1
Eagle Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · DeForest
B−
389 students12:1
Yahara Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · DeForest
B−
329 students12:1
Harvest Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · DeForest
966 students13:1
De Forest Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · De Forest
B
602 students12:1
De Forest High
High · Grades 9–12 · DeForest
B−
1,137 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sun Prairie Area School DistrictSun Prairie, Sun Prairie
$15,847per student
Columbus School DistrictHampden, York
$15,320per student
Lodi School DistrictArlington, Dane
$15,545per student
Marshall School DistrictSun Prairie, York
$18,515per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.