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D−

Lancaster Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Lancaster, South Lancaster, Beetown, Ellenboro, North Lancaster, Liberty and Little Grant, and parts of Potosi and Waterloo.

Lancaster’s School Grade D− better than 0% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
991
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,642
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
The gist

What stands out about Lancaster Community School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 0% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 88 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 0% 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 below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
D−Lancaster 4,031South Lancaster 864Beetown 736Ellenboro 604North Lancaster 566Liberty 546Little Grant 321

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

PK–5Winskill ElementaryThis district
6–8Lancaster MiddleThis district
9–12Lancaster HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 479 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–5%
State average 90.5% · 76 in the class

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
$15,642 per student · 5% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 66%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
958’20
971’21
991’22
999’23
991’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Asian <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.

Winskill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
A
435 students12:1
Lancaster Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B−
231 students16:1
Lancaster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
C+
325 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

River Ridge School DistrictBloomington, Glen Haven, Mount Hope
$20,802per student
Platteville School DistrictHarrison, Lima, Paris
$14,144per student
Cassville School DistrictCassville, Glen Haven
$23,580per student
Fennimore Community School DistrictFennimore, Mount Ida
$14,372per 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.