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Winter School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Winter, Radisson, Couderay, Winter, Ojibwa, Radisson, Draper, Meadowbrook and Couderay, and parts of Hayward, Hunter and Hubbard.

Winter’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
206
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,680
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Winter School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the WI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $11,044 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Winter 1,053Radisson 448Couderay 412Winter 363Ojibwa 321Radisson 286Draper 242Meadowbrook 145Couderay 83

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Winter. Grade by grade →

PK–5Winter ElementaryThis district
6–8Winter MiddleThis district
9–12Winter HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 38.7% · 111 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 38.1% · 111 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.5% · 17 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$21,680 per student · 32% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 44%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 25%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
245’20
245’21
249’22
225’23
206’24

Down 15.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races 2%Black <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.

Winter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter
C
93 students10:1
Winter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter
C−
41 students7:1
Winter High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter
C−
72 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hayward Community School DistrictBass Lake, Hayward, Lenroot
$15,052per student
Flambeau School DistrictBig Falls, Cedar Rapids, Dewey
$18,300per student
Bruce School DistrictMurry, Thornapple, Weirgor
$17,617per student
Phillips School DistrictElk, Flambeau, Georgetown
$17,399per 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.