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Chilton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Chilton, Stockbridge, Brothertown, Chilton, Rantoul and Charlestown, and parts of Eaton.

Chilton’s School Grade B better than 55% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,037
Schools
3
Spent per student
$24,152
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$21.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chilton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 47% more per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $21.2M, about $20,395 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BChilton 4,183B−Stockbridge 1,419BBrothertown 1,282BChilton 1,008Rantoul 737Charlestown 735

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chilton. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.7% · 557 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 38.1% · 553 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 101 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
$24,152 per student · 47% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 32%Support & administration 67%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 34%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,128’20
1,119’21
1,137’22
1,073’23
1,037’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 3%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.

Chilton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chilton
C+
375 students12:1
Chilton Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Chilton
B
282 students10:1
Chilton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chilton
C
380 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hilbert School DistrictHarrison, Hilbert, Woodville
$14,067per student
Valders Area School DistrictLiberty, Rockland, St. Nazianz
$14,212per student
Kaukauna Area School DistrictHarrison, Woodville
$12,506per student
New Holstein School DistrictCalumet, New Holstein
$12,423per 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.