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Markesan School District
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District details
School board members: 11
Students: 757 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Markesan School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Columbia counties). During the 2024 school year, 757 students attended one of the district's four 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 Markesan School District consists of 11 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joan Frederick2028
Sara Lemke2028
Patricia Fritz Kelly20252028
Amy Newton20232028
Darrell Fenske2027
Brad Krueger2027
David Abendroth2026
Jon Clark2026
Charles Dolgner2026
Ruth Schwandt2026
Parkis Waterbury2026

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: $2,218,000 $2,711 16%
Local: $6,699,000 $8,189 47%
State: $5,427,000 $6,634 38%
Total: $14,344,000 $17,535
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,031,000 $17,152
Total Current Expenditures: $11,267,000 $13,773
Instructional Expenditures: $6,139,000 $7,504 44%
Student and Staff Support: $1,111,000 $1,358 8%
Administration: $1,520,000 $1,858 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,497,000 $3,052 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,739,000 $2,125
Construction: $227,000 $277
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $103,000 $125
Interest on Debt: $18,000 $22


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 41 PS PS 20-29 <50 45
2018-2019 41 PS PS 20-29 PS <50 44
2017-2018 45 <50 30-39 <50 49
2016-2017 41 <50 20-29 <50 45
2015-2016 36 PS 11-19 <50 39
2014-2015 41 <50 11-19 PS 45
2013-2014 44 <50 11-19 48
2012-2013 44 PS 11-19 48
2011-2012 46 PS <=20 48
2010-2011 80 PS 60-79 81

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 39 PS PS 30-39 <50 41
2018-2019 43 PS PS 20-29 PS <50 46
2017-2018 50 <50 30-39 <50 54
2016-2017 50 <50 30-39 <50 54
2015-2016 48 PS 20-29 >=50 51
2014-2015 54 <50 30-39 PS 58
2013-2014 31 <50 <=10 34
2012-2013 30 PS <=10 33
2011-2012 32 PS <=20 33
2010-2011 84 PS 60-79 85

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 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=90
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=50 >=90
2016-2017 >=90 >=50 >=90
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS >=50 >=90
2010-2011 >=90 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 757 -3.0
2022-2023 780 -4.9
2021-2022 818 3.3
2020-2021 791 -1.0
2019-2020 799 -1.9
2018-2019 814 3.9
2017-2018 782 -4.3
2016-2017 816 -1.5
2015-2016 828 1.0
2014-2015 820 -1.2
2013-2014 830 -1.7
2012-2013 844 0.8
2011-2012 837 6.3
2010-2011 784 1.5
2009-2010 772 3.2
2008-2009 747 -2.9
2007-2008 769 -0.3
2006-2007 771 -4.5
2005-2006 806 -2.5
2004-2005 826 -3.5
2003-2004 855 -0.4
2002-2003 858 -10.5
2001-2002 948 -4.4
2000-2001 990 -5.7
1999-2000 1,046 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Markesan School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 4.3
Black 1.1 8.8
Hispanic 12.4 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 5.4
White 84.4 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, Markesan School District had 62.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.94
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 23.65
Secondary: 33.36
Total: 62.95

Markesan School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 1.50
School Administrative Support: 2.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 16.97
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.81
Student Support Services: 3.19
Other Support Services: 15.38


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 Markesan School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Markesan High2429-12
Markesan Intermediate1493-5
Markesan Middle1746-8
Markesan Primary192PK-2

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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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