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Brown Deer School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brown Deer.

Brown Deer’s School Grade C better than 26% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,613
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,002
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$33.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brown Deer School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $33.5M, about $20,771 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CBrown Deer 12,821

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brown Deer. Grade by grade →

PK–5Brown Deer ElementaryThis district
6–12Brown Deer Middle/HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.7% · 848 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 38.1% · 849 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 135 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
$15,002 per student · 9% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 61%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,490’20
1,548’21
1,653’22
1,647’23
1,613’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 55%Asian 16%White 12%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Brown Deer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brown Deer
C−
709 students15:1
Brown Deer Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Brown Deer
C−
904 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Maple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictRiver Hills
$19,578per student
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee
$20,815per student
Nicolet Union High School DistrictRiver Hills
$22,957per 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.