| Index | DeForest | Wisconsin | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,869 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 872 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 114 | 7,963 |
| Index | DeForest | Wisconsin | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.3% | 89.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.3% | 87.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 74.4% | 59.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 49.4% | 38.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 34.9% | 28.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in DeForest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for DeForest, WI schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In DeForest, WI, an average of 95.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waunakee, WI | 13,903 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Middleton, WI | 19,764 | 64% | 32.9% |
| Windsor, WI | 7,340 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Cottage Grove, WI | 7,086 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Monona, WI | 8,141 | 50% | 4.9% |
| DeForest, WI | 10,473 | 44% | 7.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Covington, LA | 10,471 | 65% | 36.3% |
| Burley, ID | 10,476 | 34% | 29.6% |
| Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA | 10,470 | 38% | 21.5% |
| Wasilla, AK | 10,469 | 44% | 7.7% |
| Hull, MA | 10,478 | 60% | 24.0% |
| DeForest, WI | 10,473 | 44% | 7.8% |
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