Grafton High School | |
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1950 Washington Street , 53024 | |
Coordinates | 43°19′16″N87°56′24″W / 43.3212°N 87.9399°W |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1956 |
School district | Grafton School District |
Principal | Scott Mantei [1] |
Teaching staff | 44.91 (on an FTE basis) [2] |
Number of students | 720 (2023–2024) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.03 [2] |
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Athletics conference | Woodland Conference (Football), North Shore Conference (All Others) |
Nickname | Black Hawks |
Website | http://ghs.grafton.k12.wi.us/ |
Grafton High School is a secondary school in Grafton, Wisconsin. It is part of the Grafton School District. The only public high school in Grafton, it has a student enrollment of around 700.
Grafton High School provides students with educational opportunities such as core subjects, technology education, physical education, and the fine arts. In Jay Mathews' 2005 Challenge Index, GHS ranked 461st out of 1062 in the country. This was third in the state and first in the conference. [3] In 2006, GHS was ranked 559th in the country and fifth in the state. [4]
In 2009, industrial technology teacher, Carl Hader, was named Wisconsin High School Teacher of the year.[ citation needed ] As automotive instructor, he has guided GHS students to first-place finishes in several state and national auto repair competitions.
In 2010, Biology, Earth Science, and Anatomy teacher, Fran Grant, was named the state of Wisconsin Biology Teacher of the year. [5]
Grafton High School participates in the North Shore Conference.