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Delavan-Darien School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Delavan, Delavan, Sugar Creek, Richmond, Darien, Darien and Sharon, and parts of Walworth and Bradford.

Delavan’s School Grade C better than 25% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,672
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,822
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$18.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delavan-Darien School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 20% more per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.9M, about $11,286 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
CDelavan 9,228CDelavan 5,210B−Sugar Creek 3,888CRichmond 1,883Darien 1,618CDarien 1,530Sharon 844

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delavan. Grade by grade →

PK–2Turtle Creek ElementaryThis district
3–4Darien ElementaryThis district
5–8Phoenix MiddleThis district
9–12Delavan-Darien HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 38.7% · 907 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 38.1% · 898 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 169 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
$19,822 per student · 20% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 43%Support & administration 39%Other 18%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 49%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,946’20
1,877’21
1,817’22
1,747’23
1,672’24

Down 14.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 52%White 42%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Turtle Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Delavan
371 students10:1
Darien Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Darien
C−
223 students11:1
Phoenix Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delavan
C
474 students12:1
Delavan-Darien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
D
511 students14:1
Delavan Darien Technical School Inc
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
93 students24:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Big Foot Union High School DistrictFontana-on-Geneva Lake, Linn, Sharon
$18,053per student
Whitewater School DistrictJohnstown, La Grange, Whitewater
$21,993per student
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton, La Prairie
$15,993per student
Elkhorn Area School DistrictElkhorn, Lafayette
$14,383per 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.