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Barron Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Barron, Clinton, Maple Grove, Barron, Almena, Arland, Stanfold, Dallas, Wilson, Dallas and Ridgeland, and parts of Stanley, Prairie Lake, Almena, Cumberland, Sioux Creek and Prairie Farm.

Barron’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,043
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,212
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$22.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Barron Area School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $22.7M, about $21,764 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Barron 3,634Clinton 867Maple Grove 858Barron 817Almena 731Arland 713Stanfold 706Dallas 561Wilson 525Dallas 351Ridgeland 262

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barron. Grade by grade →

PK–4Woodland ElementaryThis district
5–8Riverview MiddleThis district
9–12Barron HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.7% · 531 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.1% · 530 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 83 in the class

97% 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
$17,212 per student · 5% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 62%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
989’20
1,091’21
1,069’22
1,048’23
1,043’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 12%Black 12%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barron
C+
324 students11:1
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeland
A
68 students9:1
Barron Area Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Almena
C−
59 students20:1
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barron
C
282 students11:1
Barron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Barron
C−
310 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictChetek, Chetek, Dovre
$14,821per student
Cumberland School DistrictCrystal Lake, Cumberland, Lakeland
$15,931per student
Rice Lake Area School DistrictBear Lake, Rice Lake, Rice Lake
$15,567per student
Turtle Lake School DistrictBeaver, Turtle Lake, Turtle Lake
$15,626per 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.