Sun Prairie West High
Sun Prairie · WI · Sun Prairie Area School District · Public
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Sun Prairie East High → De Forest High → Waunakee High → Monona Grove High → LaFollette High → East High → Oregon High → West 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: Sun Prairie East High, De Forest High, Waunakee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie East High Sun Prairie |
Public | 3.2 | 1,340 | -24.7% |
| De Forest High DeForest |
Public | 5.2 | 1,137 | +5.7% |
| Waunakee High Waunakee |
Public | 9.3 | 1,335 | -1.3% |
| Monona Grove High Monona |
Public | 7.9 | 1,170 | +7.2% |
| LaFollette High Madison |
Public | 8.4 | 1,541 | +0.6% |
| East High Madison |
Public | 7.0 | 1,643 | -4.6% |
| Oregon High Oregon |
Public | 17.8 | 1,339 | +7.0% |
| West High Madison |
Public | 10.9 | 2,222 | +2.2% |