Spooner Area School District

Public Regional · 19 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for 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.

At a glance

1,000Students enrolled

3Schools

19Towns served

$16,122Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

48%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs WI

Math proficiency31%

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

$16,122

per student each year · 2% below the WI average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration40%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)65%

State25%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

978’20

995’21

1,015’22

998’23

1,000’24

Students

White · 90%895

Two or more races · 5%47

Hispanic · 3%34

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%12

Black · 1%8

Asian · 0%2

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

Towns served

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Spooner2,278 people

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Evergreen1,233 people

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Bashaw1,048 people

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Trego814 people

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Spooner722 people

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Beaver Brook708 people

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Bass Lake677 people

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Birchwood660 people

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Scott655 people

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Madge607 people

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Springbrook578 people

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Rusk504 people

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Stone Lake457 people

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Sarona424 people

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Casey365 people

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Brooklyn341 people

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Chicog302 people

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Crystal277 people

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Gull Lake233 people

Also covers small parts of Long Lake and Dewey.

Schools3 in district

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Spooner ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 363 students · Spooner

B-Public 📚

Spooner MiddleMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 276 students · Spooner

C+Public 🏫

Spooner HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 361 students · Spooner

C+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Hayward Community School DistrictBass Lake · Hayward · Sand Lake + 1 more · $15,052 per student

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Birchwood School DistrictBirchwood · Cedar Lake · Edgewater + 1 more · $22,819 per student

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Shell Lake School DistrictBarronett · Roosevelt · Shell Lake · $15,985 per student

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Webster School DistrictJackson · Sand Lake · Webb Lake · $16,276 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.