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Suring School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Mountain, Riverview, Breed, Maple Valley, How, Suring, Doty and Bagley, and parts of Spruce.

Mountain’s Schools page →

Students
314
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,494
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
The gist

What stands out about Suring School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 55% more per student than the WI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Mountain 858Riverview 852Breed 715Maple Valley 669How 535Suring 508Doty 321Bagley 280

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mountain. Grade by grade →

PK–8Suring ElementaryThis district
9–12Suring HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 38.7% · 147 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 38.1% · 148 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
$25,494 per student · 55% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 40%Support & administration 33%Other 26%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 28%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
365’20
338’21
326’22
340’23
314’24

Down 14% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic 4%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Suring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Suring
C−
196 students11:1
Suring High
High · Grades 9–12 · Suring
C+
118 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Coleman School DistrictBrazeau
$12,739per student
Wabeno Area School DistrictLakewood, Townsend
$20,997per student
Gillett School DistrictGillett, Underhill
$15,760per student
Menominee Indian School DistrictMenominee
$21,563per 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.