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Onalaska School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Onalaska, and parts of La Crosse, Onalaska, Hamilton and Medary.

Onalaska’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
2,920
Schools
6
Spent per student
$17,001
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$58M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Onalaska School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $58M, about $19,860 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Onalaska 20,297

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Onalaska. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Onalaska MiddleThis district
9–12Onalaska HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 1,490 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 38.1% · 1,489 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 90.5% · 233 in the class

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
$17,001 per student · 3% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 30%Other 18%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 42%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,056’20
3,046’21
3,007’22
2,970’23
2,920’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Asian 15%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Eagle Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Onalaska
A−
471 students15:1
Northern Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Onalaska
B+
463 students13:1
Pertzsch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Onalaska
B+
373 students13:1
Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Onalaska
68 students23:1
Onalaska Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Onalaska
B−
620 students13:1
Onalaska High
High · Grades 9–12 · Onalaska
B−
925 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

La Crosse School DistrictCampbell, Shelby
$19,797per student
Holmen School DistrictHolland, Holmen
$14,640per student
Bangor School DistrictBangor, Burns
$14,502per student
La Crescent-Hokah School DistrictLa Crescent Township, New Hartford Township
$15,563per 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.