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B+

Onalaska Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Onalaska.

Onalaska’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Texas school districts

Students
1,196
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,371
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$8.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Onalaska Independent School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.6M, about $7,194 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Onalaska 3,289

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Onalaska. Grade by grade →

PK–6Onalaska ElThis district
7–12Onalaska Jr./Sr. HighThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 40.9% · 639 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 51.1% · 659 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 58 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,371 per student · 4% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 48%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,180’20
1,215’21
1,239’22
1,242’23
1,196’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Onalaska El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Onalaska
B+
704 students14:1
Onalaska Jr./Sr. High
High · Grades 7–12 · Onalaska
A−
492 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.