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Butternut School District, Wisconsin

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Butternut School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 188 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Butternut School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Ashland and Price counties). During the 2024 school year, 188 students attended one of the district's three 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 Butternut 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
George Faltinosky2027
Katie Weinberger20242027
Gary Mertig2026
Randy Smart2026
Shawn Heckendorf2025

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: $401,000 $2,278 10%
Local: $2,416,000 $13,727 62%
State: $1,086,000 $6,170 28%
Total: $3,903,000 $22,176
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,874,000 $22,011
Total Current Expenditures: $3,315,000 $18,835
Instructional Expenditures: $1,770,000 $10,056 46%
Student and Staff Support: $349,000 $1,982 9%
Administration: $617,000 $3,505 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $579,000 $3,289 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $26,000 $147
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $53,000 $301
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 25-29
2018-2019 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2017-2018 15-19 PS PS 15-19
2016-2017 20-24 PS 20-24
2015-2016 20-24 PS PS PS 20-24
2014-2015 25-29 PS PS PS 20-24
2013-2014 20-24 PS PS PS 20-24
2012-2013 20-24 PS 20-24
2011-2012 20-24 20-24
2010-2011 65-69 PS 65-69

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 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 35-39 PS 35-39
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 30-34 PS PS PS 25-29
2012-2013 25-29 PS 25-29
2011-2012 30-34 30-34
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84

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 >=50
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=80 >=80
2015-2016 60-79 PS PS >=50
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=50 PS >=50


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 188 -3.2
2022-2023 194 9.3
2021-2022 176 1.7
2020-2021 173 -3.5
2019-2020 179 -15.1
2018-2019 206 9.7
2017-2018 186 3.2
2016-2017 180 -10.6
2015-2016 199 -5.5
2014-2015 210 5.7
2013-2014 198 1.0
2012-2013 196 -2.6
2011-2012 201 -6.5
2010-2011 214 0.0
2009-2010 214 18.7
2008-2009 174 1.7
2007-2008 171 -7.0
2006-2007 183 -1.6
2005-2006 186 -6.5
2004-2005 198 5.6
2003-2004 187 -19.8
2002-2003 224 -1.8
2001-2002 228 -2.2
2000-2001 233 -10.3
1999-2000 257 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Butternut School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.3
Black 0.0 8.8
Hispanic 1.1 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 5.4
White 94.2 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, Butternut School District had 23.82 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 7.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 8.04
Secondary: 12.78
Total: 23.82

Butternut School District employed 1.05 district administrators and 0.30 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.05
District Administrative Support: 2.90
School Administrators: 0.30
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.03
Library/Media Support: 0.70
Student Support Services: 0.70
Other Support Services: 3.60


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 Butternut School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Butternut Elementary92PK-5
Butternut High956-12
Promethean Charter School19-12

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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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