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Schools in Nelsonville

Nelsonville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 21% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
948 students on the public path
In brief

Nelsonville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Nelsonville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Amherst Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Amherst High lowest (33%). 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 Nelsonville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Amherst Elementaryin AmherstB
5–8Amherst Middlein AmherstB
9–12Amherst Highin AmherstC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tomorrow River 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.

Tomorrow River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,198 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,024WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 556 students tested
Math47%
State average 38.7% · 557 students tested

Nelsonville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nelsonville—Tomorrow River
AmherstB+Tomorrow River

Every school in Nelsonville

3 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 Nelsonvillein other towns
Amherst Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amherst
B
342 students15:1Rate it →
Amherst Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Amherst
B
257 students11:1Rate it →
Amherst High
High · Grades 9–12 · Amherst
C
349 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelsonville’s schools

Are Nelsonville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelsonville. Tomorrow River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelsonville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nelsonville in?

Tomorrow River School District.

Where do Nelsonville kids go to high school?

Amherst 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.