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Fall River School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Fall River, Calamus and Fountain Prairie, and parts of Otsego, Columbus and Courtland.

Fall River’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
484
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,300
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$6.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fall River School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.6M, about $13,614 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Fall River 1,853B−Calamus 1,035Fountain Prairie 876

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fall River. Grade by grade →

PK–5Fall River ElementaryThis district
6–12Fall River HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 38.7% · 241 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 38.1% · 241 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 35 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
$16,300 per student · 1% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 31%Other 14%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 55%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
470’20
489’21
499’22
496’23
484’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%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.

Fall River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
B+
231 students12:1
Fall River High
High · Grades 6–12 · Fall River
B
253 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Columbus School DistrictColumbus, Elba, Hampden
$15,320per student
Rio Community School DistrictDoylestown, Lowville, Rio
$23,723per student
Cambria-Friesland School DistrictCambria, Randolph, Springvale
$21,393per student
Randolph School DistrictRandolph, Randolph, Westford
$15,542per 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.