Barron Area School District

Public Regional · 11 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Barron, Clinton, Maple Grove, Stanfold, Barron, Arland, Almena, Dallas, Wilson, Dallas and Ridgeland, and parts of Stanley, Prairie Lake, Cumberland, Almena, Sioux Creek and Prairie Farm.

At a glance

1,043Students enrolled

5Schools

11Towns served

$17,212Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs WI

Math proficiency30%

State average 37.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 90.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,212

per student each year · 5% above the WI average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration40%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)28%

State62%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

989’20

1,091’21

1,069’22

1,048’23

1,043’24

Students

White · 69%720

Hispanic · 12%124

Black · 12%121

Two or more races · 5%51

Asian · 2%17

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Barron3,681 people

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Clinton1,009 people

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Maple Grove1,000 people

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Stanfold979 people

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Ridgeland313 people

Also covers small parts of Stanley, Prairie Lake, Cumberland, Almena, Sioux Creek and Prairie Farm.

Schools5 in district

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Woodland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 324 students · Barron

C+Public 📚

Ridgeland-Dallas ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 68 students · Ridgeland

APublic 📚

Barron Area Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 59 students · Almena

C-Charter 📚

Riverview MiddleMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 282 students · Barron

CPublic 🏫

Barron HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 310 students · Barron

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictChetek · Chetek · Dovre + 1 more · $14,821 per student

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Cumberland School DistrictCrystal Lake · Cumberland · Lakeland · $15,931 per student

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Rice Lake Area School DistrictBear Lake · Rice Lake · Rice Lake · $15,567 per student

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Turtle Lake School DistrictBeaver · Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake · $15,626 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.