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Whitewater School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Whitewater, La Grange, Richmond, Whitewater, Lima, Johnstown and Cold Spring, and parts of Sugar Creek and Koshkonong.

Whitewater’s School Grade C better than 25% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,893
Schools
6
Spent per student
$21,993
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$13M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whitewater School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 34% more per student than the WI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13M, about $6,867 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWhitewater 16,038CLa Grange 2,475CRichmond 1,883CWhitewater 1,423BLima 1,279Johnstown 768Cold Spring 728

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whitewater. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Whitewater MiddleThis district
9–12Whitewater HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.7% · 992 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 38.1% · 951 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.5% · 166 in the class

97% 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
$21,993 per student · 34% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 30%Other 26%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 54%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,811’20
1,890’21
1,981’22
1,939’23
1,893’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 51%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
C−
358 students12:1
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
312 students12:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
209 students10:1
Whitewater 4K
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Whitewater
14 students28:1
Whitewater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whitewater
C+
394 students11:1
Whitewater High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitewater
C
606 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson, Hebron, Sumner
$16,926per student
Jefferson School DistrictHebron, Jefferson
$15,940per student
Milton School DistrictHarmony, Milton
$13,564per student
Delavan-Darien School DistrictDarien, Delavan
$19,822per 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.