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C−

Clear Lake School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Black Brook, Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Cylon, Vance Creek and Forest, and parts of Clayton and New Haven.

Black Brook’s School Grade B better than 60% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
527
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,272
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$7.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clear Lake School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.5M, about $14,194 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBlack Brook 1,471C−Clear Lake 1,100Clear Lake 891Cylon 700Vance Creek 691Forest 638

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Black Brook. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsAmery School District
7–82 middle schoolsAmery School District
9–122 high schoolsAmery School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.7% · 280 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.1% · 280 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$15,272 per student · 7% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 63%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
585’20
572’21
565’22
541’23
527’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clear Lake
C
266 students12:1
Clear Lake Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clear Lake
B−
72 students14:1
Clear Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clear Lake
C
189 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Amery School DistrictAlden, Amery, Lincoln
$16,449per student
Clayton School DistrictClayton, Turtle Lake
$20,645per student
Turtle Lake School DistrictBeaver, Turtle Lake
$15,626per student
Boyceville Community School DistrictSheridan, Tiffany
$17,364per 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.