📍 500 Gould St, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, 53916
Beaver Dam High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaver Dam, Dodge County. The school has 1,112 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beaver Dam High enrolls 1,112 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 812 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 1,112 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beaver Dam High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-60, state senate district 13, state house district 39.
Beaver Dam High is one of 8 schools in Beaver Dam Unified School District, based in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,000 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,112 students, Beaver Dam High is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant