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C−

Luck School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Luck, Laketown, Luck, Bone Lake and McKinley, and parts of Johnstown.

Luck’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
358
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,929
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$7.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Luck School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the WI average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.4M, about $20,642 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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−Luck 1,063C−Laketown 1,047Luck 983Bone Lake 701McKinley 351

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Luck. Grade by grade →

PK–5Luck ElementaryThis district
6–8Luck MiddleThis district
9–12Luck HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 38.7% · 194 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 38.1% · 194 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 31 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
$19,929 per student · 21% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 49%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 42%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
427’20
388’21
394’22
379’23
358’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

Luck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Luck
C
174 students9:1
Luck Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Luck
C
82 students9:1
Luck High
High · Grades 9–12 · Luck
C
102 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Frederic School DistrictClam Falls, Frederic, Lorain
$17,506per student
Unity School DistrictEureka, Georgetown, Milltown
$14,703per student
Cumberland School DistrictCrystal Lake, Maple Plain
$15,931per student
St. Croix Falls School DistrictEureka, Sterling
$15,166per 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.