Benjamin Single House · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Stettin’s public schools score below 56% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stettin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Stettin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 983 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stettin’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Wausau spends $15,367 per student and Marathon City $13,005, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Stettin’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Wisconsin school districts, #257 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stettin, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Stettin · depends on your address
John Muir Middle
Grades 6–8 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
Horace Mann Middle
Grades 6–8 · 635 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
7th grade in Stettin · depends on your address
John Muir Middle
Grades 6–8 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
Horace Mann Middle
Grades 6–8 · 635 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
8th grade in Stettin · depends on your address
John Muir Middle
Grades 6–8 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
Horace Mann Middle
Grades 6–8 · 635 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
9th grade in Stettin · depends on your address
West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,470 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
East High
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
Marathon High
Grades 9–12 · 274 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marathon
10th grade in Stettin · depends on your address
West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,470 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
East High
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wausau
Marathon High
Grades 9–12 · 274 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marathon
Stettin runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wausau School District). From grade PK, students attend the Marathon City School District, shared with Cassel, Marathon City, Marathon and Rib Falls. Its elementary school is in Wausau. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Stettin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Stettin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Stettin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stettin | C+ | Wausau PK–12 · Marathon City PK–12 |
| Wausau | C+ | Wausau |
| Marathon City | B− | Marathon City |
| Rib Mountain | C+ | Wausau |
| Maine | C+ | Wausau |
| Berlin | — | Wausau |
| Marathon | — | Marathon City |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Wausau with Stettin for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stettin
19 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).
Questions about Stettin’s schools
Are Stettin’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stettin children attend score below 56% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #257 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stettin in?
Two districts: Wausau School District runs grades PK–12, and Marathon City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cassel, Marathon City, Marathon and Rib Falls.
Where do Stettin kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West High, East High and Marathon High.
What is Stettin’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Wausau School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Stettin spend per student?
$15,367 in Wausau School District and $13,005 in Marathon City School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stettin 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.