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Schools in Park Falls · Chequamegon School District

Park Falls’s public schools score below 79% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Park Falls’s districts is 30%, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Park Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 8 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 7 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
614 students on the public path
In brief

Park Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 600 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Park Falls’s, its schools beat 27%, higher than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,688 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Chequamegon Middle, then Chequamegon High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Park Falls’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 21% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (600)Better than 27%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 324 test results could put Park Falls anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Park Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (324 in math, 325 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Park Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Park Falls ElementaryChequamegon School DistrictC
6–8Chequamegon Middlein GliddenC
9–12Chequamegon HighChequamegon School DistrictC−

Park Falls’s public schools are run by Chequamegon School District, which also serves Eisenstein, Fifield, Gordon and Jacobs and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chequamegon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 639 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,688WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 38.1% · 325 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 324 students tested

Park Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Park FallsC−Chequamegon
Eisenstein—Chequamegon
LakeC−Chequamegon

All 2 neighbors share Chequamegon with Park Falls, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Park Falls

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).

District schools in Park Fallsby address
Park Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
290 students13:1Rate it →
Chequamegon High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
196 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Park Fallsin other towns
Chequamegon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glidden
C
128 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Park Falls’s schools

Are Park Falls’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Park Falls children attend score below 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Park Falls in?

Chequamegon School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 639 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Park Falls kids go to high school?

Chequamegon High, with 196 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Park Falls spend per student?

$17,688 in Chequamegon School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.