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B−

Auburndale School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Day, Arpin, Auburndale, Sherry, Auburndale, Milladore, Green Valley and Arpin, and parts of Richfield, Carson and Hansen.

Day’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
821
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,311
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Auburndale School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $7,576 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Day 1,052Arpin 955Auburndale 792Sherry 769Auburndale 724Milladore 661Green Valley 523Arpin 297

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Day. Grade by grade →

PK–67 schoolsMarshfield School District
7–83 middle schoolsMarshfield School District
9–123 high schoolsMarshfield School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 38.7% · 408 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.1% · 408 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 55 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% 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
$13,311 per student · 19% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 60%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
769’20
797’21
829’22
821’23
821’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Auburndale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
A
421 students14:1
Auburndale High
High · Grades 6–12 · Auburndale
C
400 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Stevens Point Area School DistrictEau Pleine, Hull, Junction City
$14,371per student
Marshfield School DistrictCameron, Marshfield, McMillan
$13,984per student
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictRudolph, Seneca, Sigel
$15,119per student
Pittsville School DistrictWood
$16,203per 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.