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Graduation Requirements


To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 26 credits in grades 9 through 12. The requirements are as follows:

English (one credit each year) 4 All students shall be required to take a full schedule except senior year when students may be allowed to have one release per quarter or semester. In addition, four years of high school attendance shall be required unless early graduation is applied for and approved pursuant to established District procedures. Students are eligible for early graduation when they have completed the requirements for receipt of a diploma.
Social Studies 4
Mathematics 4
Science 4
Physical Education 1.5
Health Education .5
Consumer Education .5
Elective Subjects 7.5
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 26

NOTE: In addition to the 26 credits, graduating students must also complete one of the following:

  1. Earn a score of Basic or Above in 3 of 5 subtests on the high school Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts
    Exam (WKCE).
  2. Earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 1.0 on an unweighted scale through the seventh
    semester of high school; i.e., January of senior year.
  3. Meet one of the following test scores requirements
    a) ACT Assessment -18 or above
    b) SAT I Exam 870 or above
  4. Successfully complete an approved Individual Education Plan (IEP), Limited Language Plan (LLP), and/or
    Section 504 Plan