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Brodhead School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Brodhead, Decatur, Spring Grove, Spring Valley and Avon, and parts of Sylvester and Magnolia.

Brodhead’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
975
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,883
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Brodhead School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% 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 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
B−Brodhead 3,214B−Decatur 1,756Spring Grove 918Spring Valley 727Avon 572

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brodhead. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ronald R Albrecht ElementaryThis district
6–8Brodhead MiddleThis district
9–12Brodhead HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.7% · 472 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 38.1% · 474 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 76 in the class

96% 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
$14,883 per student · 10% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 56%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
974’20
1,039’21
1,016’22
1,017’23
975’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Black 2%Two or more races 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.

Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brodhead
B−
460 students13:1
Brodhead Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brodhead
C+
202 students11:1
Brodhead High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brodhead
D
313 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Monroe School DistrictClarno, Jefferson, Monroe
$15,475per student
Parkview School DistrictCenter, Newark, Orfordville
$13,851per student
Albany School DistrictAlbany, Mount Pleasant
$19,983per student
Evansville Community School DistrictCenter, Union
$15,493per 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.