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Spooner

A city of 2,278 people in Wisconsin

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Map of Spooner: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land6.7%183 of 2,720 acres

Trails3.9 mi0.9 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves480 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1College Street Park0.5 mi of trails · 30 acres Directions

2Washburn County Fairgrounds17 acres

3Eastland Addition Park11 acres

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Safety in Spooner

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Spooner reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Spooner 2

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Spooner 12.8

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Spooner

Compared with Wisconsin

1better than WI·13worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

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What stands out

81.4%More adults treating high blood pressureWI 77.8% · better 14.7%More older adults who have lost all their teethWI 9.9% · worse

Care nearby

Spooner Health SystemSpooner · 4.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Northlakes - MinongMinong · 19.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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School Grade C

The public schools Spooner’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictSpooner Area School DistrictSchools4

Spooner Elementary B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 363 students St. Francis de Sales SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 102 students Spooner Middle C+Middle · Grades 5–8 · 276 students Spooner High C+High · Grades 9–12 · 361 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Spooner Spooner Evergreen Beaver Brook Bashaw

ESpooner WEvergreen SEBeaver Brook SWBashaw

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