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Valders Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Manitowoc Rapids, Newton, Cato, Liberty, Rockland, Valders, Eaton, Whitelaw and St. Nazianz.

Manitowoc Rapids’ School Grade C− better than 22% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
961
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,212
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$12.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Valders Area School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.4M, about $12,929 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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
C−Manitowoc Rapids 2,184C−Newton 2,117C+Cato 1,676BLiberty 1,253Rockland 982Valders 959Eaton 821Whitelaw 756St. Nazianz 715

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manitowoc Rapids. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsManitowoc School District
9–122 high schoolsManitowoc School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.7% · 496 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 38.1% · 494 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 73 in the class

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
$14,212 per student · 14% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 49%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
969’20
989’21
970’22
955’23
961’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Valders Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Valders
B+
411 students19:1
Valders Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Valders
B−
259 students12:1
Valders High
High · Grades 9–12 · Valders
B+
291 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Manitowoc School DistrictCenterville, Kossuth, Manitowoc
$14,794per student
Kiel Area School DistrictCenterville, Meeme, Schleswig
$15,406per student
Reedsville School DistrictFranklin, Maple Grove, Reedsville
$15,342per student
Brillion School DistrictMaple Grove, Rantoul
$13,213per 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.