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Phelps School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Phelps.

Phelps’ School Grade D better than 5% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
88
Schools
2
Spent per student
$32,478
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
The gist

What stands out about Phelps School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 97% more per student than the WI average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DPhelps 1,269

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Phelps. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 38.7% · 47 students tested
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 38.1% · 47 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 90.5% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$32,478 per student · 97% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 41%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 26%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
103’20
94’21
85’22
92’23
88’24

Down 14.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

Phelps Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phelps
B
61 students6:1
Phelps High
High · Grades 9–12 · Phelps
27 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Northland Pines School DistrictConover, Land O'Lakes, Washington
$17,811per student
Crandon School DistrictAlvin, Hiles
$18,475per student
Lakeland Union High School DistrictLand O'Lakes
$23,336per student
Watersmeet Township School DistrictWatersmeet Township
$31,914per 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.