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Montello School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Packwaukee, Montello, Buffalo, Montello, Mecan and Shields, and parts of Kingston and Marquette.

Packwaukee’s School Grade D better than 14% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
571
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,396
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Montello School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the WI average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $4,282 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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
DPackwaukee 1,497DMontello 1,447DBuffalo 1,446DMontello 1,174Mecan 769Shields 588

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Packwaukee. Grade by grade →

PK–6Forest Lane Community SchoolThis district
7–12Montello Junior/Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.7% · 309 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 38.1% · 309 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 60 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% 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
$19,396 per student · 18% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 37%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 44%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
598’20
597’21
593’22
576’23
571’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Forest Lane Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Montello
B+
284 students10:1
Montello Virtual Charter School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Montello
22 students
Montello Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Montello
D
232 students8:1
High Marq Environmental Charter School
High · Grades 7–12 · Montello
C−
33 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Westfield School DistrictCrystal Lake, Harris, Neshkoro
$18,536per student
Markesan School DistrictGreen Lake, Kingston, Manchester
$15,460per student
Princeton School DistrictNeshkoro, Princeton
$18,248per student
Pardeeville Area School DistrictMarcellon, Scott
$13,751per 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.