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Shiocton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Ellington, Bovina, Shiocton, Maine and Liberty, and parts of Center, Black Creek and Deer Creek.

Ellington’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
725
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,293
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Shiocton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,241 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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
A−Ellington 3,307BBovina 1,190Shiocton 935Maine 849Liberty 835

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ellington. Grade by grade →

PK–44 elementary schoolsHortonville School District
5–83 middle schoolsHortonville School District
9–122 high schoolsHortonville School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 38.7% · 352 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 351 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 55 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
$19,293 per student · 17% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 30%Other 17%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 53%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
719’20
729’21
732’22
721’23
725’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 2%Black <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.

Shiocton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Shiocton
B
517 students12:1
Shiocton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shiocton
C−
208 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

New London School DistrictHortonia, Maple Creek, New London
$13,380per student
Hortonville School DistrictGreenville, Hortonia, Hortonville
$11,979per student
Seymour Community School DistrictCicero, Osborn
$16,460per student
Clintonville School DistrictBear Creek, Bear Creek, Matteson
$14,393per 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.