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Owen-Withee School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Hixon, Owen, Longwood, Hoard, Green Grove, Withee and Maplehurst, and parts of Mayville, Reseburg and Roosevelt.

Hixon’s Schools page →

Students
472
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,667
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Owen-Withee School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $6,485 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hixon 915Owen 904Longwood 885Hoard 796Green Grove 746Withee 527Maplehurst 342

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hixon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Owen-Withee ElementaryThis district
6–8Owen-Withee Junior HighThis district
9–12Owen-Withee HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.7% · 236 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 38.1% · 236 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
$16,667 per student · 1% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 54%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
480’20
459’21
442’22
456’23
472’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

Owen-Withee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owen
C+
221 students11:1
Owen-Withee Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Owen
C−
112 students20:1
Owen-Withee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Owen
D
139 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Thorp School DistrictMead, Taft, Withee
$14,835per student
Abbotsford School DistrictAbbotsford, Curtiss, Holton
$11,518per student
Colby School DistrictColby, Dorchester, Holton
$14,761per student
Gilman School DistrictFord, Grover, Taft
$22,256per 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.