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Waupaca School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Waupaca, Farmington, Dayton, Lind, Lanark, Waupaca, Scandinavia and Belmont, and parts of Saxeville and St. Lawrence.

Waupaca’s School Grade B better than 64% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
2,043
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,356
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waupaca School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $1,713 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BWaupaca 6,352BFarmington 3,501BDayton 2,608B+Lind 1,550B+Lanark 1,546BWaupaca 1,145B−Scandinavia 1,015Belmont 607

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waupaca. Grade by grade →

PK–4Waupaca Learning Center ElementaryThis district
5–8Waupaca MiddleThis district
9–12Waupaca HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 1,001 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 38.1% · 1,000 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.5% · 126 in the class

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
$16,356 per student · 1% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 51%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 56%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,034’20
2,007’21
1,999’22
2,015’23
2,043’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Waupaca Learning Center Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Waupaca
B−
602 students11:1
Chain Exploration Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waupaca
A−
139 students12:1
Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Waupaca
133 students26:1
Waupaca Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Waupaca
B+
546 students13:1
Waupaca High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waupaca
B−
623 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Weyauwega-Fremont School DistrictBloomfield, Fremont, Royalton
$15,606per student
Wild Rose School DistrictLeon, Rose, Springwater
$14,104per student
Iola-Scandinavia School DistrictHelvetia, Iola, Iola
$16,303per student
Almond-Bancroft School DistrictAlmond, Buena Vista
$18,360per 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.