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Schools in Marathon

Marathon’s public schools

Marathon City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marathon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 21% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
597 students on the public path
In brief

Marathon’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Marathon’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Marathon Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Marathon High lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Marathon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Marathon ElementaryMarathon City School DistrictA−
9–12Marathon HighMarathon City School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marathon City School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marathon City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 770 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,005WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 364 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.7% · 364 students tested

Marathon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Marathon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marathon—Marathon City
Marathon CityB−Marathon City
Rib MountainC+Wausau
StettinC+Wausau PK–12 · Marathon City PK–12
MosineeB+Mosinee
Cassel—Marathon City PK–12 · Edgar PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Marathon City with Marathon, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Marathon

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Marathonin other towns
Marathon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
323 students11:1Rate it →
Marathon High
High · Grades 9–12
B+
274 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Marathon’s schools

Are Marathon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marathon. Marathon City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marathon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marathon in?

Marathon City School District.

Where do Marathon kids go to high school?

Marathon High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.