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Berlin Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Berlin, Rushford, Leon, Berlin, Aurora, Poy Sippi, Nepeuskun, Warren and Seneca, and parts of Marion, Brooklyn and St. Marie.

Berlin’s School Grade B better than 59% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,197
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,674
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Berlin Area School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.9M, about $4,941 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBerlin 5,588B−Rushford 1,690B−Leon 1,569BBerlin 1,105BAurora 1,020Poy Sippi 941Nepeuskun 718Warren 681Seneca 387

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Berlin. Grade by grade →

PK–5Clay Lamberton ElementaryThis district
6–8Berlin MiddleThis district
9–12Berlin HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.7% · 664 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 661 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 109 in the class

100% 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
$15,674 per student · 5% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,461’20
1,420’21
1,333’22
1,297’23
1,197’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%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.

Clay Lamberton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berlin
B
480 students14:1
Berlin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berlin
B
276 students10:1
Berlin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Berlin
C−
441 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Wautoma Area School DistrictDakota, Lohrville, Mount Morris
$13,568per student
Princeton School DistrictNeshkoro, Princeton, Princeton
$18,248per student
Omro School DistrictOmro, Poygan, Utica
$15,600per student
Ripon Area School DistrictRipon, Utica
$14,647per 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.