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C

Whitehall School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Whitehall, Hale, Pigeon, Lincoln, Northfield and Pigeon Falls, and parts of Preston and Curran.

Whitehall’s School Grade C better than 34% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
760
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,885
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$9.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whitehall School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.6M, about $12,628 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whitehall. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.7% · 402 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 38.1% · 401 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 55 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
$15,885 per student · 3% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 57%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
748’20
778’21
773’22
758’23
760’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.