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How The Prairie School compares for families

What families should know about The Prairie School.

  • LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Sonnenberg School, Siena Catholic Schools Of Racine, Racine Lutheran High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Wisconsin-Madison

43%
admit rate
$11,603
in-state tuition/yr · $42,103 out-of-state
1360–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–32

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Prairie School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 74 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
the last three years

American University (DC) Arizona State University (AZ) Barnard College (NY) Baylor University (TX) Butler University (IN) Carleton College (MN) Carthage College (WI) Clemson University (SC) College of Lake County (IL) Concordia University (Saint Paul) (MN) Cornell College (IA) Creighton University (NE) Denison University (OH) DePaul University (IL) Drake University (IA) Eckerd College (FL) Florida Gulf Coast University (FL) Florida Southern College (FL) Fordham University (NY) Georgetown University (DC) Hampton University (VA) Howard University (DC) IE University (Spain) Illinois Wesleyan University (IL) Indiana University (Bloomington) (IN) Iowa State University (IA) Kenyon College (OH) Lake Forest College (IL) Lake Michigan College (MI) Lawrence University (WI)
and 44 more
Lees-McRae College (NC) Lewis University (IL) Louisiana State University (LA) Loyola University Chicago (IL) Marquette University (WI) Miami University (Oxford) (OH) Michigan Technological University (MI) Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI) New York University (NY) Northeastern University (MA) Northwestern University (IL) Olivet Nazarene University (IL) Purdue University (IN) Saint Louis University (MO) San Diego State University (CA) Sarah Lawrence College (NY) Scripps College (CA) Southern Methodist University (TX) Spelman College (GA) Stanford University (CA) The University of Alabama (AL) Trinity Christian College (IL) University of Cincinnati (OH) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) University of Iowa (IA) University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) (MN) University of Notre Dame (IN) University of Oklahoma (OK) University of Redlands (CA) University of South Florida (FL) University of Wisconsin (La Crosse) University of Wisconsin (Madison) University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) University of Wisconsin (Parkside) University of Wisconsin (River Falls) University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point) University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) Vanderbilt University (TN) Wake Forest University (NC) Washington University in St. Louis (MO) William & Mary (VA) Wisconsin Lutheran College (WI) Xavier University (OH) Yale University (CT)

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Prairie School — The Prairie School - Graduate Profile page, 'College/University Acceptances (2015-2025)' ↗. Found at: Graduate Profile page - the 66 schools rendered in red/bold text within the A-W acceptances list, per the page's own caption 'Schools in red denote matriculatio.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 557 in 2020 to 561 in 2022 — over 2 years.
+0.7%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Sonnenberg School
Mount Pleasant
Private 7.0 116
Siena Catholic Schools Of Racine
Racine
Private 3.0 1,482
Racine Lutheran High School
Racine
Private 3.4 325 +44.4%
Transcenter For Youth/El Puente High
Milwaukee
Private 19.4 118 +0.0%
St Charles Education Center
Milwaukee
Private 21.6 18
St Coletta Day School Of Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Private 22.0 28
Kradwell School
Wauwatosa
Private 22.2 59
Badger State Baptist School
Oak Creek
Private 11.4 133 +66.2%

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