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Fennimore Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Fennimore, North Lancaster, Mount Ida, Liberty and Wingville, and parts of Marion, Clifton, Mount Hope, Castle Rock and Woodman.

Fennimore’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
821
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,372
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fennimore Community School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $43 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Fennimore 2,775Hickory Grove 615Fennimore 604North Lancaster 566Mount Ida 559Liberty 546Wingville 388

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fennimore. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 416 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 38.1% · 415 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 54 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
$14,372 per student · 13% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 64%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
779’20
793’21
810’22
836’23
821’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Fennimore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fennimore
B
380 students12:1
Fennimore Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fennimore
B+
186 students14:1
Fennimore High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fennimore
B
255 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lancaster Community School DistrictEllenboro, Lancaster, Little Grant
$15,642per student
Boscobel Area School DistrictBoscobel, Marietta, Watterstown
$19,818per student
Iowa-Grant School DistrictEden, Livingston, Mifflin
$16,951per student
River Ridge School DistrictLittle Grant, Millville, Patch Grove
$20,802per 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.