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Schools in Spirit

Spirit’s public schools

Prentice School District and Rib Lake School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spirit. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 20% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Rib Lake
Students per teacher
11.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
809 students on the public path
In brief

Spirit’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Spirit’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Rib Lake Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Rib Lake High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Spirit, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Rib Lake High and Prentice 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Spirit, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prentice School District.

Two districts serve Spirit

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

Prentice School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 328 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,591WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Rib Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 481 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,248WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prentice School District32%
State average 38.1% · 166 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prentice School District37%
State average 38.7% · 166 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rib Lake School District46%
State average 38.1% · 239 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rib Lake School District54%
State average 38.7% · 238 students tested

Spirit vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spirit—Prentice PK–12 · Rib Lake PK–12
Knox—Prentice
Rib Lake—Rib Lake
Hill—Prentice
Tomahawk—Tomahawk

2 of the 4 neighbors share Prentice with Spirit for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spirit

6 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).

Also serving Spiritin other towns
Rib Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rib Lake
A
239 students12:1Rate it →
Prentice Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Prentice
A−
133 students10:1Rate it →
Prentice Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Prentice
B−
90 students12:1Rate it →
Rib Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rib Lake
A−
93 students11:1Rate it →
Rib Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rib Lake
C−
149 students12:1Rate it →
Prentice High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prentice
C+
105 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Spirit’s schools

Are Spirit’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spirit. Prentice School District and Rib Lake School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spirit. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spirit in?

Prentice School District and Rib Lake School District.

Where do Spirit kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Rib Lake High and Prentice High.

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What Spirit families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.