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Birchwood School District, Wisconsin

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Birchwood School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 226 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Birchwood School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Sawyer, Barron, Rusk, and Washburn counties). During the 2024 school year, 226 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Birchwood School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Rebecca Hrdlicka
Justin Kongshaug
Tammy Saldana
Bob Langham2025
Mike Paul2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $673,000 $2,345 10%
Local: $5,509,000 $19,195 80%
State: $736,000 $2,564 11%
Total: $6,918,000 $24,105
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,210,000 $18,153
Total Current Expenditures: $4,519,000 $15,745
Instructional Expenditures: $2,592,000 $9,031 50%
Student and Staff Support: $323,000 $1,125 6%
Administration: $791,000 $2,756 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $813,000 $2,832 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $125,000 $435
Construction: $19,000 $66
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $144,000 $501
Interest on Debt: $2,000 $6


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 35-39 <50 PS <50 35-39
2017-2018 40-44 PS PS <50 PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 25-29 PS PS PS PS PS 25-29
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 30-34 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2011-2012 40-44 PS PS <50 PS 40-44
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS 60-79 PS 70-74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 >=50 PS <50 40-44
2017-2018 40-44 PS PS <50 PS <50 45-49
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 35-39 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 40-44 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 25-29 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2011-2012 25-29 PS PS <50 PS 30-34
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS 60-79 PS 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=50 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=80 >=80
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 226 -18.1
2022-2023 267 -7.5
2021-2022 287 1.4
2020-2021 283 -6.0
2019-2020 300 2.7
2018-2019 292 -8.6
2017-2018 317 4.7
2016-2017 302 -4.6
2015-2016 316 -6.6
2014-2015 337 2.7
2013-2014 328 -8.5
2012-2013 356 6.5
2011-2012 333 6.6
2010-2011 311 3.9
2009-2010 299 -9.0
2008-2009 326 -0.6
2007-2008 328 9.5
2006-2007 297 -0.7
2005-2006 299 36.5
2004-2005 190 -71.1
2003-2004 325 -3.4
2002-2003 336 7.7
2001-2002 310 -6.8
2000-2001 331 -5.4
1999-2000 349 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Birchwood School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.3
Black 0.4 8.8
Hispanic 3.1 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.1 5.4
White 92.0 66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Birchwood School District had 29.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 7.75.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 1.60
Elementary: 11.29
Secondary: 15.28
Total: 29.17

Birchwood School District employed 1.67 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.67
District Administrative Support: 2.71
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.08
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.07
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.05
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.51
Other Support Services: 8.84


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Birchwood School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Birchwood Elementary87PK-5
Birchwood High669-12
Birchwood Middle386-8
Birchwood Public Montessori24PK-6
Bobcat Virtual Academy11PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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