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Spencer School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Spencer, Spencer, Sherman, Unity and Brighton, and parts of McMillan.

Spencer’s School Grade B better than 63% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
619
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,237
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$2.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spencer School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.9M, about $4,696 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spencer. Grade by grade →

PK–5Spencer ElementaryThis district
6–12Spencer Junior High/HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.7% · 320 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 320 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 66 in the class

96% 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
$14,237 per student · 14% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 61%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
610’20
641’21
605’22
578’23
619’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.