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Bloomer School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Bloomer, Bloomer, Woodmohr, Cleveland, Auburn and Cooks Valley, and parts of Eagle Point, Tilden and Howard.

Bloomer’s School Grade B better than 56% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,271
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,543
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$14.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bloomer School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.3M, about $11,279 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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
BBloomer 3,634BBloomer 1,085BWoodmohr 1,019Cleveland 892Auburn 783Cooks Valley 761

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bloomer. Grade by grade →

PK–4Bloomer ElementaryThis district
5–8Bloomer MiddleThis district
9–12Bloomer HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.7% · 612 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.1% · 612 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 109 in the class

98% 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
$13,543 per student · 18% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 61%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,259’20
1,256’21
1,256’22
1,238’23
1,271’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <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.

Bloomer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bloomer
B
521 students13:1
Bloomer Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bloomer
B−
350 students14:1
Bloomer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomer
B−
400 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chippewa Falls Area School DistrictAnson, Chippewa Falls, Lafayette
$15,430per student
Colfax School DistrictColfax, Grant, Sand Creek
$15,671per student
New Auburn School DistrictDovre, New Auburn, Sampson
$18,605per student
Cadott Community School DistrictAnson, Arthur, Lafayette
$18,709per 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.