B
Medford Area School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Medford, Medford, Little Black, Holway, Browning, Deer Creek, Hammel, Chelsea, Stetsonville, Goodrich and Molitor, and parts of Bern, Maplehurst and Grover.
Students
4,282
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,554
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Medford Area School District
- School Grade B: better than 59% of Wisconsin districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the WI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 21.7% since 2020
- Debt of $0.6M, about $134 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Radisson.
PK–5Winter ElementaryWinter School District
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,554 per student · 18% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,519’20
3,774’21
3,963’22
4,193’23
4,282’24
Up 21.7% since 2020.
Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.