Original Research by School Decision on Horicon High School
Horicon High School serves grades nine through twelve as the sole high school within the Horicon School District. The district itself recently completed a significant infrastructure change, consolidating all services onto a single PK-12 campus with a brand new elementary school finished in 2020 and a new athletic complex, SWORD Field, added in 2022. This means the high school shares a campus with the elementary school, simplifying logistics for families with children in different grade bands.
The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population representing a smaller share of students. A substantial portion of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's size is modest for a high school, with a grade-level distribution that shows somewhat smaller numbers in the freshman class compared to the other three grades.
Regarding academic performance, state testing data for Horicon High School was not available. Because this is a regular high school serving tested grade levels, the absence of this data means a parent would want to look into this further with the school or district to understand how student achievement is measured and reported locally. The comparison fact-set, which placed the school relative to districts in Dodge County, was also unable to generate proficiency, graduation rate, or chronic absenteeism metrics for the same reason. While a graduation rate is typically reported for high schools, it was missing from the available data for this entity, and a parent may wish to confirm directly with the school what its most recent graduation outcomes have been.
The community of Horicon is a small city situated at the southern tip of the Horicon Marsh, a large wetland co-managed by the state and federal wildlife services that serves as the area’s defining natural landmark with hiking and paddling trails. The city was founded as a lumber mill town and railroad hub, and today its economy is anchored by the John Deere Horicon Works factory, which produces lawn and garden equipment. Horicon Bank is also headquartered in the city. An 80-acre business park recently broke ground, and the city describes its historic downtown as redeveloping, with a mix of residential neighborhoods, manufacturing, and tourism tied to outdoor recreation. No public transit system was referenced in available sources, and the city’s small footprint suggests that a car is likely the primary mode of getting around.
The housing market in the area reflects a broad trend of rising values, with the typical home price in the school’s zip code area having increased notably over the past year. The national median household income and prevailing mortgage rates provide a general context for affordability, but specific local income figures for Horicon were not part of the available data.
For a family considering this school, the consolidated PK-12 campus is a practical feature worth noting, as it keeps siblings on one site. The community’s industrial and outdoor-recreation character, anchored by a major manufacturer and the large marsh, gives the town a distinct identity. The lack of reported state test scores and graduation data is the central gap in publicly available information, and a parent would be best served by contacting the school directly to ask about its academic profile, course offerings, and post-graduation outcomes for students.
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