Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Eureka

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Unity School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Eureka, Balsam Lake, Milltown, Apple River, St. Croix Falls, Georgetown, Balsam Lake, Milltown, Centuria and Johnstown, and parts of Laketown.

Eureka’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
915
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,703
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$10.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Unity School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.2M, about $11,175 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Eureka 1,756B+Balsam Lake 1,430C+Milltown 1,236BApple River 1,205B+St. Croix Falls 1,171C+Georgetown 1,034Balsam Lake 945Milltown 932Centuria 877Johnstown 497

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eureka. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsSt. Croix Falls School District
9–122 high schoolsSt. Croix Falls School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 38.7% · 470 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 38.1% · 470 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 80 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
$14,703 per student · 11% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 30%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
930’20
939’21
954’22
942’23
915’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black <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.

Unity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Balsam Lake
C
385 students13:1
Unity Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Balsam Lake
C+
238 students12:1
Unity High
High · Grades 9–12 · Balsam Lake
C−
292 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Luck School DistrictBone Lake, Luck, Luck
$19,929per student
Frederic School DistrictBone Lake, Luck, Trade Lake
$17,506per student
St. Croix Falls School DistrictOsceola, St. Croix Falls, Sterling
$15,166per student
Chisago Lakes School DistrictAmador Township, Shafer Township, Taylors Falls
$13,786per 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.