Sun Prairie West High
Sun Prairie · WI · Sun Prairie Area School District · Public
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De Forest High → Verona Area High → Sauk Prairie High → Germantown High → Lincoln High → Greenfield High → Hamilton High → Columbus High →How Sun Prairie West High compares for families
What families should know about Sun Prairie West High.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: De Forest High, Verona Area High, Sauk Prairie High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,325 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $17,839 per student in district revenue, the 81 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,444,959/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Forest High DeForest |
Public | 5.2 | 1,137 | +5.7% |
| Verona Area High Verona |
Public | 19.6 | 1,820 | +4.8% |
| Sauk Prairie High Prairie du Sac |
Public | 24.1 | 862 | -3.1% |
| Germantown High Germantown |
Public | 57.4 | 1,288 | -3.2% |
| Lincoln High Manitowoc |
Public | 101.9 | 1,385 | -2.5% |
| Greenfield High Greenfield |
Public | 66.7 | 1,140 | +0.4% |
| Hamilton High Sussex |
Public | 54.8 | 1,577 | +2.9% |
| Columbus High Columbus |
Public | 16.3 | 383 | -8.6% |