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Spring Valley School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Spring Valley, Gilman, Cady, El Paso, Spring Lake and Wilson, and parts of Eau Galle, Martell, Springfield and Rock Elm.

Spring Valley’s School Grade B better than 61% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
651
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,000
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$16.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spring Valley School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.8M, about $25,837 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BSpring Valley 1,443BGilman 1,056Cady 916El Paso 755Spring Lake 619Wilson 202

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spring Valley. Grade by grade →

PK–5Spring Valley ElementaryThis district
6–8Spring Valley MiddleThis district
9–12Spring Valley HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 38.7% · 344 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 38.1% · 344 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 44 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$14,000 per student · 15% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 60%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
702’20
716’21
708’22
666’23
651’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%Black <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.

Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Valley
B+
317 students14:1
Spring Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring Valley
B−
140 students14:1
Spring Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
B−
194 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Baldwin-Woodville Area School DistrictBaldwin, Baldwin, Rush River
$13,898per student
Elmwood School DistrictEau Galle, Elmwood, Weston
$19,600per student
Ellsworth Community School DistrictEllsworth, Salem
$15,292per student
Glenwood City School DistrictGlenwood, Stanton
$15,776per 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.