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Slinger School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Slinger, West Bend, Polk, Addison and Hartford, and parts of Hartford, Richfield and Jackson.

Slinger’s School Grade A better than 90% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
3,234
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,002
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$21.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Slinger School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the WI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.8M, about $6,729 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ASlinger 6,495AWest Bend 4,401APolk 4,041AAddison 3,416AHartford 3,359

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Slinger. Grade by grade →

PK–5Slinger ElementaryThis district
6–8Slinger MiddleThis district
9–12Slinger HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 38.7% · 1,713 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 38.1% · 1,713 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.5% · 258 in the class

100% 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
$14,002 per student · 15% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 31%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 46%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,301’20
3,371’21
3,350’22
3,271’23
3,234’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Slinger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Slinger
A+
571 students16:1
Addison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartford
A+
441 students17:1
Allenton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allenton
A
417 students16:1
Slinger Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Slinger
A
740 students17:1
Slinger High
High · Grades 9–12 · Slinger
A
1,065 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hartford Union High School DistrictErin, Herman, Rubicon
$14,809per student
Germantown School DistrictGermantown, Germantown, Jackson
$13,259per student
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School DistrictHerman, Rubicon
$14,089per student
West Bend School DistrictJackson, West Bend
$14,748per 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.