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Iola-Scandinavia School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Iola, Scandinavia, Iola, St. Lawrence, Helvetia, Harrison and Scandinavia, and parts of Amherst, New Hope and Wyoming.

Iola’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
577
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,303
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Iola-Scandinavia School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $1,326 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Iola 1,210B−Scandinavia 1,015Iola 927St. Lawrence 723Helvetia 690Harrison 464Scandinavia 364

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Iola. Grade by grade →

PK–6Iola-Scandinavia ElementaryThis district
7–12Iola-Scandinavia HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.7% · 296 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 38.1% · 296 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 48 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
$16,303 per student · 1% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 42%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 53%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
606’20
588’21
566’22
582’23
577’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%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.

Iola-Scandinavia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Iola
B
293 students12:1
Iola-Scandinavia High
High · Grades 7–12 · Iola
C
284 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Tigerton School DistrictFairbanks, Germania
$18,853per student
Tomorrow River School DistrictLanark, Nelsonville, Stockton
$13,024per student
Waupaca School DistrictFarmington, Lanark, Waupaca
$16,356per student
Manawa School DistrictLittle Wolf, Union
$15,388per 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.