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Stevens Point Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns

Serves Stevens Point, Plover, Hull, Stockton, Sharon, Whiting, Plover, Carson, Buena Vista, Linwood, Eau Pleine, Dewey, Park Ridge, Junction City and Milladore, and parts of Grant, Sherry and Milladore.

Stevens Point’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
6,848
Schools
16
Spent per student
$14,371
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$74.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stevens Point Area School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 13% less per student than the WI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $74.1M, about $10,826 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Stevens Point 26,377B−Plover 14,274B−Hull 5,239B−Stockton 3,019C+Sharon 2,124B−Whiting 1,649B−Plover 1,565B−Carson 1,403B−Buena Vista 1,145B−Linwood 1,082B−Eau Pleine 1,078Dewey 965Park Ridge 545Junction City 449Milladore 263

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stevens Point. Grade by grade →

PK–65 schoolsThis district
7–92 schoolsThis district
10–12Stevens Point Area Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.7% · 3,350 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 3,348 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.5% · 542 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
$14,371 per student · 13% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 35%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 59%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,875’20
6,914’21
6,957’22
6,895’23
6,848’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 10%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plover
B
522 students15:1
Plover-Whiting Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plover
C+
448 students13:1
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
B
443 students14:1
Point 4 the Future
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Stevens Point
406 students
McKinley Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
B−
373 students13:1
Bannach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
A−
368 students15:1
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
B−
360 students12:1
McDill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
B+
360 students15:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stevens Point
B−
276 students13:1
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Junction City
B+
170 students14:1
Juvenile Detention
Other · Grades K–12 · Stevens Point
8 students4:1
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Stevens Point
B−
757 students14:1
P J Jacobs Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Stevens Point
B−
709 students14:1
Point of Discovery School
High · Grades 7–12 · Stevens Point
C+
93 students11:1
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning
High · Grades 9–12 · Stevens Point
D
77 students14:1
Stevens Point Area Senior High
High · Grades 10–12 · Stevens Point
C+
1,478 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictGrand Rapids, Rudolph, Saratoga
$15,119per student
Tri-County Area School DistrictAlmond, Leola, Pine Grove
$15,562per student
Almond-Bancroft School DistrictAlmond, Pine Grove
$18,360per student
Auburndale School DistrictArpin, Auburndale, Green Valley
$13,311per 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.