C
Spooner Area School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 19 towns
Serves Spooner, Evergreen, Bashaw, Trego, Spooner, Beaver Brook, Bass Lake, Birchwood, Scott, Madge, Springbrook, Rusk, Stone Lake, Sarona, Casey, Brooklyn, Chicog, Crystal and Gull Lake, and parts of Long Lake and Dewey.
Students
1,000
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,122
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$24.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Spooner Area School District
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Wisconsin districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $24.5M, about $24,535 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for New Post.
PK–5Winter ElementaryWinter School District
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency31%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,122 per student · 2% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 25%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
978’20
995’21
1,015’22
998’23
1,000’24
About steady.
Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Hayward Community School DistrictBass Lake, Hayward, Sand Lake
$15,052per student
Birchwood School DistrictBirchwood, Cedar Lake, Edgewater
$22,819per student
Shell Lake School DistrictBarronett, Roosevelt, Shell Lake
$15,985per student
Webster School DistrictJackson, Sand Lake, Webb Lake
$16,276per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.