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C+

Frederic School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Frederic, Luck, Trade Lake, West Sweden, Bone Lake, Clam Falls and Lorain, and parts of Laketown and Daniels.

Frederic’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
406
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,506
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Frederic School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 6% more per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $10,049 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Frederic 1,133Luck 983Trade Lake 950West Sweden 760Bone Lake 701Clam Falls 568Lorain 316

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Frederic. Grade by grade →

PK–5Frederic ElementaryThis district
6–12Frederic 6-12 SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.7% · 219 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 219 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 24 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$17,506 per student · 6% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 46%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 47%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
428’20
441’21
429’22
415’23
406’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Frederic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frederic
B−
192 students11:1
Frederic 6-12 School
High · Grades 6–12 · Frederic
C
214 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Grantsburg School DistrictAnderson, Lincoln, Wood River
$11,829per student
Siren School DistrictLa Follette, Siren
$21,461per student
Cumberland School DistrictMcKinley, Roosevelt
$15,931per student
Luck School DistrictLuck, McKinley
$19,929per 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.