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C+

Menasha School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Menasha, and parts of Fox Crossing.

Menasha’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
3,121
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,818
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$96.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Menasha School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $96.3M, about $30,868 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Menasha 18,385

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Menasha. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Maplewood MiddleThis district
9–12Menasha HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.7% · 1,658 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 38.1% · 1,654 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.5% · 249 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
$15,818 per student · 4% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 56%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,946’20
2,952’21
3,008’22
3,026’23
3,121’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 8%Black 8%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Clovis Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menasha
B−
448 students12:1
Butte des Morts Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menasha
C
445 students11:1
Gegan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menasha
D
258 students10:1
Fox Valley Virtual School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Menasha
90 students10:1
Banta Bilingual Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Menasha
C−
184 students11:1
Maplewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Menasha
C
676 students12:1
Menasha High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menasha
D
1,020 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Appleton Area School DistrictAppleton, Grand Chute, Harrison
$14,628per student
Neenah School DistrictClayton, Neenah, Neenah
$14,267per student
Hilbert School DistrictHarrison
$14,067per student
Kaukauna Area School DistrictHarrison
$12,506per 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.