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Schools in Akan

Akan’s public schools

Richland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Akan. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,088 students on the public path
In brief

Akan’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Akan’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Richland Center High places highest (better than 74%); Richland Center Primary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Akan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Richland Center Primary Schoolin Richland CenterD
3–6Richland Center Intermediate Schoolin Richland CenterC
7–12Richland Center Highin Richland CenterB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Richland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,121 students, down 1% since 2023–24 · 10.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,011WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 536 students tested
Math26%
State average 38.7% · 538 students tested

Akan vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Akan’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Akan—Richland
ClaytonDNorth Crawford
Richwood—Riverdale
Sylvan—Richland PK–12 · Kickapoo Area PK–12
Dayton—Richland

2 of the 4 neighbors share Richland with Akan, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Akan

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Akanin other towns
Richland Center Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Richland Center
D
301 students10:1Rate it →
Richland Center Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Richland Center
C
275 students9:1Rate it →
Richland Center High
High · Grades 7–12 · Richland Center
B+
512 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Akan’s schools

Are Akan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Akan. Richland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Akan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Akan in?

Richland School District.

Where do Akan kids go to high school?

Richland Center High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.