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Schools in Balsam Lake

Balsam Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
915 students on the public path
In brief

Balsam Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Balsam Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Unity Middle places highest (better than 38%); Unity High lowest (22%). 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 Balsam Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Unity ElementaryUnity School DistrictC
5–8Unity MiddleUnity School DistrictC+
9–12Unity HighUnity School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Unity 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.

Unity School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 915 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,703WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 38.1% · 470 students tested
Math30%
State average 38.7% · 470 students tested

Balsam Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Balsam Lake—Unity
Balsam Lake (town)B+Unity PK–12 · St. Croix Falls PK–12
MilltownC+Unity

All 2 neighbors share Unity with Balsam Lake, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Balsam Lake

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 Balsam Lakein other towns
Unity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
385 students13:1Rate it →
Unity Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C+
238 students12:1Rate it →
Unity High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
292 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Balsam Lake’s schools

Are Balsam Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Balsam Lake. Unity School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balsam Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Balsam Lake in?

Unity School District.

Where do Balsam Lake kids go to high school?

Unity 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.