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B+

Maple School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Iron River, Amnicon, Lake Nebagamon, Hawthorne, Maple, Lakeside, Poplar, Brule, Hughes, Highland and Cloverland.

Iron River’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,271
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,408
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$10.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Maple School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the WI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.8M, about $8,468 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Iron River 1,274B+Amnicon 1,213B+Lake Nebagamon 1,134B+Hawthorne 1,021Maple 704Lakeside 688Poplar 626Brule 602Hughes 485Highland 348Cloverland 240

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Iron River. Grade by grade →

PK–5Iron River ElementaryThis district
6–8Northwestern MiddleThis district
9–12Northwestern HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 38.7% · 633 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 635 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 97 in the class

97% 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
$13,408 per student · 19% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 49%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,295’20
1,302’21
1,295’22
1,278’23
1,271’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Northwestern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poplar
B+
515 students17:1
Iron River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iron River
C−
95 students15:1
Northwestern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poplar
B+
289 students18:1
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple
B−
372 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

South Shore School DistrictOrienta, Oulu, Tripp
$20,549per student
Drummond Area School DistrictBarnes, Delta
$19,138per student
Solon Springs School DistrictBennett, Solon Springs
$16,083per student
Superior School DistrictOakland, Parkland
$15,521per 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.