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Kickapoo Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Union, Kickapoo, Viola, Bloom, Sylvan, Readstown, Liberty and Forest, and parts of Franklin, Webster and Stark.

Union’s Schools page →

Students
464
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,446
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$2.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kickapoo Area School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.6M, about $5,595 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Union 826Kickapoo 755Viola 728Bloom 533Sylvan 524Readstown 370Liberty 360Forest 351

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsHillsboro School District
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.7% · 229 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.1% · 229 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 37 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
$15,446 per student · 6% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 52%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
496’20
481’21
470’22
470’23
464’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%

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.

Kickapoo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Viola
B+
204 students11:1
Kickapoo High
High · Grades 6–12 · Viola
C
260 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Viroqua Area School DistrictJefferson, Sterling, Viroqua
$15,590per student
Richland School DistrictAkan, Henrietta, Marshall
$19,011per student
Westby Area School DistrictClinton, Viroqua
$16,649per student
Hillsboro School DistrictForest, Greenwood, Yuba
$19,568per 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.