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Mellen School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Mellen, Ashland, Morse and Marengo.

Mellen’s Schools page →

Students
252
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,988
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mellen School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 28% more per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $619 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Mellen 683Ashland 597Morse 514Marengo 478

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mellen. Grade by grade →

PK–12Mellen Public SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 38.7% · 140 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 38.1% · 140 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 25 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
$20,988 per student · 28% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 31%Other 20%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 56%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
262’20
270’21
270’22
254’23
252’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Mellen Public School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Mellen
252 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ashland School DistrictSanborn, White River
$15,598per student
Chequamegon School DistrictGordon
$17,688per student
Drummond Area School DistrictGrand View, Lincoln
$19,138per student
Hurley School DistrictAnderson
$13,430per 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.