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Beloit School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Beloit, and parts of Beloit and Turtle.

Beloit’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
4,958
Schools
12
Spent per student
$16,654
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$9.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beloit School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.7M, about $1,961 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Beloit. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Memorial HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 38.7% · 2,527 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 38.1% · 2,516 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 90.5% · 448 in the class

94% 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
$16,654 per student · 1% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 46%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 71%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,849’20
4,565’21
4,276’22
5,098’23
4,958’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 37%White 30%Black 22%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.