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C+

Cashton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Clinton, Cashton, Portland, Jefferson, Wells, Washington and Melvina, and parts of Leon, Christiana and Sheldon.

Clinton’s School Grade B better than 58% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
605
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,866
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$7.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cashton School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Wisconsin districts
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.3M, about $12,091 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BClinton 1,461C+Cashton 1,174Portland 871Jefferson 868Wells 584Washington 507Melvina 94

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsThis district
5–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.7% · 306 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 38.1% · 306 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 41 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
$15,866 per student · 4% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 31%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 55%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
625’20
621’21
625’22
619’23
605’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 10%Black <1%Two or more races <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.

Cashton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cashton
B+
292 students11:1
Cashton Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Cashton
B−
313 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School DistrictOntario, Ridgeville, Wellington
$15,103per student
Westby Area School DistrictCoon, Viroqua, Westby
$16,649per student
La Farge School DistrictWebster, Whitestown
$19,438per student
Bangor School DistrictBangor
$14,502per 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.