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Superior School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Superior, Superior, Parkland, Oakland, Summit, Superior and Oliver.

Superior’s School Grade C better than 32% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
3,900
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,521
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$65.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Superior School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $65.5M, about $16,807 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSuperior 26,397CSuperior 2,295CParkland 1,228COakland 1,196CSummit 1,048Superior 664Oliver 409

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Superior. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Superior MiddleThis district
9–12Superior HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.7% · 2,168 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 38.1% · 2,172 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.5% · 308 in the class

98% 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
$15,521 per student · 6% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 45%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 61%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,158’20
4,034’21
4,004’22
3,882’23
3,900’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Northern Lights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Superior
C−
453 students13:1
Cooper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Superior
C−
363 students14:1
Great Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Superior
B
348 students16:1
Bryant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Superior
B
283 students16:1
Four Corners Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Superior
C
200 students16:1
Superior Community Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Superior
109 students
Superior Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Superior
C
888 students13:1
Superior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Superior
C+
1,256 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Duluth Public School DistrictDuluth
$16,562per student
Maple School DistrictAmnicon, Hawthorne
$13,408per student
Northwood School DistrictGordon
$15,095per student
Wrenshall Public School DistrictHolyoke Township, Silver Brook Township
$15,411per 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.