Platteville High School is the only

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in the Platteville School District in

Platteville, Wisconsin Platteville is the largest city in Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin. The population was 11,836 at the 2020 census, up from 11,224 at the 2010 census. Much of this growth is likely due to the enrollment increase of the University of Wi ...

. Platteville High School has accumulated more Southwest Wisconsin Conference championships than any other school in the conference.

Notable alumni

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, former head football coach at the

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and

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* Herbert Spencer Gasser,

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physiologist who won the

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in 1944. * Robert S. Travis, Jr., Wisconsin State Representative''Wisconsin Blue Book 1986-1986'', Biographical Sketch of Robert S. Travis, Jr., p. 55

References

External links

Platteville District websitePlatteville High School website
Public high schools in Wisconsin Schools in Grant County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-school-stub