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B+

Elk Mound Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Wheaton, Elk Mound, Spring Brook and Elk Mound, and parts of Union, Red Cedar and Colfax.

Wheaton’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,172
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,350
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$16M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elk Mound Area School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16M, about $13,618 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Wheaton 2,785B+Elk Mound 2,057BSpring Brook 1,793B+Elk Mound 1,084

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wheaton. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsChippewa Falls Area School District
9–122 high schoolsChippewa Falls Area School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 598 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 599 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 79 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
$13,350 per student · 19% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 29%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 62%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,197’20
1,206’21
1,210’22
1,196’23
1,172’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Asian 6%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mound View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elk Mound
B+
456 students14:1
Elk Mound Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Elk Mound
B+
368 students14:1
Elk Mound High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk Mound
C+
348 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chippewa Falls Area School DistrictChippewa Falls, Howard, Lake Hallie
$15,430per student
Menomonie Area School DistrictDunn, Menomonie, Menomonie
$16,234per student
Colfax School DistrictGrant, Howard, Tainter
$15,671per student
Durand School DistrictDunn, Peru, Rock Creek
$14,742per 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.