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Schools in Mecan

Mecan’s public schools

Montello School District and Princeton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mecan. 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 97% 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
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▲ 18% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Montello
Students per teacher
9.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
569 students on the public path
In brief

Mecan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mecan’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Forest Lane Community School places highest (better than 74%); Princeton School lowest (52%). 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 Mecan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Two districts serve Mecan

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

Montello School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 571 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,396WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Princeton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 285 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,248WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Montello School District28%
State average 38.1% · 309 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montello School District28%
State average 38.7% · 309 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Princeton School District42%
State average 38.1% · 161 students tested
Math · PK–12, Princeton School District37%
State average 38.7% · 161 students tested

Mecan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mecan—Montello PK–12 · Princeton PK–12
Marquette—Markesan
PrincetonCPrinceton
Shields—Montello
MontelloDMontello
Neshkoro—Westfield PK–12 · Princeton PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Princeton with Mecan for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mecan

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 Mecanin other towns
Princeton School
Grades PK–12 · Princeton
B−
285 students10:1Rate it →
Forest Lane Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Montello
B+
284 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mecan’s schools

Are Mecan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mecan. Montello School District and Princeton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mecan. 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 Mecan in?

Montello School District and Princeton School District.

Where do Mecan kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Princeton School and Forest Lane Community School.

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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.