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Edgar School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Edgar, Cassel, Rib Falls, Emmet, Wien, Rietbrock, Frankfort and Fenwood, and parts of Cleveland.

Edgar’s School Grade B better than 59% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
568
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,488
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Edgar School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $1,298 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Edgar. Grade by grade →

PK–5Edgar ElementaryThis district
6–8Edgar MiddleThis district
9–12Edgar HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 38.7% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 307 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 44 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
$13,488 per student · 18% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
571’20
594’21
604’22
592’23
568’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.