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C+

Florence School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Florence, Aurora, Commonwealth, Homestead, Fern, Fence, Long Lake and Tipler.

Florence’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
369
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,651
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$11.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Florence School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 32% more per student than the WI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.6M, about $31,355 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Florence 2,193C+Aurora 1,020Commonwealth 407Homestead 400Fern 194Fence 189Long Lake 180Tipler 165

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Florence. Grade by grade →

PK–6Florence ElementaryThis district
7–8Florence MiddleThis district
9–12Florence HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.7% · 201 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 38.1% · 200 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 29 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
$21,651 per student · 32% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 38%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 29%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
376’20
391’21
390’22
381’23
369’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Black 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.

Florence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Florence
B−
197 students10:1
Florence Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Florence
C
56 students8:1
Florence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
C+
116 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Breitung Township SchoolsBreitung Township, Kingsford
$13,158per student
Goodman-Armstrong School DistrictArmstrong Creek, Goodman
$32,338per student
Laona School DistrictPopple River, Ross
$16,944per student
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School DistrictDunbar
$21,753per 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.