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Phillips School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns

Serves Worcester, Phillips, Elk, Flambeau, Kennan, Emery, Catawba, Harmony, Hackett, Georgetown, Kennan and Catawba.

Worcester’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
650
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,399
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Debt
$9.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Phillips School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 6% more per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.6M, about $14,820 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C+Worcester 1,546C+Phillips 1,492Elk 970Flambeau 490Kennan 359Emery 315Catawba 245Harmony 217Hackett 181Georgetown 171Kennan 143Catawba 136

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Worcester. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.7% · 345 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 38.1% · 345 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 54 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$17,399 per student · 6% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 36%Other 12%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 45%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
717’20
711’21
700’22
668’23
650’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Phillips Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phillips
B−
302 students12:1
Phillips Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Phillips
B−
144 students10:1
Phillips High
High · Grades 9–12 · Phillips
B−
204 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Prentice School DistrictKnox, Lynne, Ogema
$17,591per student
Chequamegon School DistrictFifield, Lake
$17,688per student
Flambeau School DistrictHawkins, South Fork
$18,300per student
Winter School DistrictDraper, Winter
$21,680per 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.