Technical/Vocational High Open

Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High

4721 Dale-Curtin Dr, McFarland, Dane County, 53558

232
Pupils
46.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in McFarland, Dane County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McFarland School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 46.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
McFarland School District

Enrollment & staffing

Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High enrolls 232 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 46.4:1.

Male students
123 (53%)
Female students
109 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student-teacher ratio
46.4:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 13% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15065%
Black or African American3013%
Hispanic or Latino2712%
Two or more races198.2%
Asian41.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

122 of the school's 232 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9–12Charter schoolFull VirtualTitle I

Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. 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-20, state senate district 16, state house district 47.

School district: McFarland School District

Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High is one of 9 schools in McFarland School District, based in McFarland, Wisconsin. The district serves 5,921 students district-wide and employs 322 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 232 students, Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High is smaller than the district average of about 658 students per school.

5,921
District students
9
Schools
322
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
84%
Graduation rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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