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Spooner Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 19 towns

Serves Spooner, Evergreen, Bashaw, Trego, Spooner, Beaver Brook, Birchwood, Scott, Bass Lake, Madge, Stone Lake, Springbrook, Rusk, Sarona, Casey, Brooklyn, Chicog, Crystal and Gull Lake, and parts of Long Lake and Dewey.

Spooner’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,000
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,122
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$24.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spooner Area School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24.5M, about $24,535 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Spooner 2,531B−Evergreen 1,228B−Bashaw 1,080Trego 946Spooner 845Beaver Brook 837Birchwood 622Scott 609Bass Lake 595Madge 541Stone Lake 524Springbrook 519Rusk 486Sarona 430Casey 401Brooklyn 315Chicog 307Crystal 293Gull Lake 201

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spooner. Grade by grade →

PK–4Spooner ElementaryThis district
5–8Spooner MiddleThis district
9–12Spooner HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 38.7% · 495 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 495 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 95 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
$16,122 per student · 2% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 25%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
978’20
995’21
1,015’22
998’23
1,000’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Spooner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spooner
B−
363 students13:1
Spooner Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spooner
C+
276 students11:1
Spooner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spooner
C+
361 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hayward Community School DistrictBass Lake, Hayward, Sand Lake
$15,052per student
Birchwood School DistrictBirchwood, Cedar Lake, Edgewater
$22,819per student
Shell Lake School DistrictBarronett, Roosevelt, Shell Lake
$15,985per student
Webster School DistrictJackson, Sand Lake, Webb Lake
$16,276per 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.