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De Soto Area School District, Wisconsin

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De Soto Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 455 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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De Soto Area School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Vernon and Crawford counties). During the 2024 school year, 455 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 De Soto Area School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sue Fladhammer
Nick Sonnenfeld
Frank Ames20242027
Marc Stevermer20242027
Teresa Christianson2026
Nicole Johnson2026
Holly Nickelatti2026
Kevin Walleser2025
Theresa Wopat2025

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: $1,217,000 $2,557 13%
Local: $4,448,000 $9,345 47%
State: $3,888,000 $8,168 41%
Total: $9,553,000 $20,069
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,734,000 $18,348
Total Current Expenditures: $7,657,000 $16,086
Instructional Expenditures: $4,177,000 $8,775 48%
Student and Staff Support: $480,000 $1,008 5%
Administration: $1,141,000 $2,397 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,859,000 $3,905 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $150,000 $315
Construction: $36,000 $75
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $48,000 $100
Interest on Debt: $158,000 $331


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 36 PS PS <50 35-39
2018-2019 45 PS PS <50 PS 45-49
2017-2018 39 PS PS PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 40 PS <50 PS 40-44
2014-2015 37 PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 37 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2012-2013 33 PS PS <50 PS 30-34
2011-2012 40 PS >=50 PS 35-39
2010-2011 79 PS PS PS PS 75-79

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 38 PS PS <50 35-39
2018-2019 40 PS PS <50 PS 40-44
2017-2018 38 PS PS PS <50 35-39
2016-2017 40 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 52 PS <50 PS 50-54
2014-2015 50 PS <50 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 34 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2012-2013 29 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2011-2012 36 PS >=50 PS 30-34
2010-2011 88 PS PS PS PS 85-89

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 80-89 PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS >=90


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 455 -2.9
2022-2023 468 -1.7
2021-2022 476 -2.9
2020-2021 490 -3.7
2019-2020 508 2.4
2018-2019 496 -0.8
2017-2018 500 -3.4
2016-2017 517 1.9
2015-2016 507 -4.1
2014-2015 528 -4.2
2013-2014 550 -4.2
2012-2013 573 3.0
2011-2012 556 2.7
2010-2011 541 -1.7
2009-2010 550 -2.7
2008-2009 565 -3.0
2007-2008 582 0.5
2006-2007 579 0.7
2005-2006 575 3.3
2004-2005 556 -2.9
2003-2004 572 -6.1
2002-2003 607 -0.2
2001-2002 608 0.5
2000-2001 605 -2.8
1999-2000 622 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE De Soto Area School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 4.3
Black 0.7 8.8
Hispanic 2.0 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 5.4
White 94.3 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, De Soto Area School District had 39.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 14.34
Secondary: 21.81
Total: 39.15

De Soto Area School District employed 2.35 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.35
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.21
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 3.18
Other Support Services: 12.29


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 De Soto Area School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
De Soto High1249-12
De Soto Middle1086-8
De Soto Virtual School8KG-12
Prairie View Elementary97PK-5
Stoddard Elementary118PK-5

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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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