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Elcho School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Elcho, Upham, Ainsworth, Schoepke and Enterprise, and parts of Neva and Peck.

Elcho’s School Grade D better than 9% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
243
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,411
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$12.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elcho School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the WI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $12.6M, about $51,914 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elcho. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 38.7% · 137 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 38.1% · 137 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$19,411 per student · 18% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 26%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
271’20
263’21
269’22
250’23
243’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.