📍 615 Main St, De Soto, Vernon County, 54624
De Soto High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in De Soto, Vernon County. The school has 127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Soto Area School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
De Soto High enrolls 127 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 117 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 127 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 41 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
De Soto High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-30, state senate district 32, state house district 96.
De Soto High is one of 5 schools in De Soto Area School District, based in De Soto, Wisconsin. The district serves 440 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 127 students, De Soto High is larger than the district average of about 88 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant