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Argyle School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Argyle, Jordan, Adams, Argyle and Lamont, and parts of York, Wiota and Fayette.

Argyle’s Schools page →

Students
297
Schools
3
Spent per student
$24,123
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Argyle School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 47% more per student than the WI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.9M, about $19,747 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% of the 441 Wisconsin 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Argyle 822Jordan 605Adams 545Argyle 494Lamont 327

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Argyle. Grade by grade →

PK–5Argyle ElementaryThis district
6–8Argyle MiddleThis district
9–12Argyle HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 38.7% · 142 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 38.1% · 142 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$24,123 per student · 47% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 26%Other 32%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 51%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
295’20
291’21
293’22
284’23
297’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Argyle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Argyle
B
150 students10:1
Argyle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Argyle
C
62 students10:1
Argyle High
High · Grades 9–12 · Argyle
C+
85 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Darlington Community School DistrictDarlington, Willow Springs
$14,449per student
Pecatonica Area School DistrictBlanchard, Waldwick
$19,112per student
Black Hawk School DistrictCadiz, Gratiot, Wayne
$15,969per student
Mineral Point School DistrictWaldwick, Willow Springs
$15,785per student

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 Wisconsin.