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Thorp School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Thorp, Withee, Thorp, Reseburg, Worden, Mead, Taft and Butler, and parts of Hixon.

Thorp’s School Grade B better than 58% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
502
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,835
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Thorp School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $8,506 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Thorp. Grade by grade →

PK–8Thorp ElementaryThis district
9–12Thorp HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 38.7% · 284 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 283 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 40 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
$14,835 per student · 10% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 58%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
557’20
540’21
527’22
531’23
502’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.