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Southwestern Wisconsin School District, Wisconsin

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Southwestern Wisconsin School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 517 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Southwestern Wisconsin School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Grant and Lafayette counties). During the 2024 school year, 517 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 Southwestern Wisconsin School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
John Klein
Larry Grant2027
George Splinter20242027
Steven Hoppman2026
Anne Redfearn2026
Sara Bechen2025
Jackie Birkett2025

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: $1,011,000 $1,900 10%
Local: $4,650,000 $8,741 44%
State: $4,906,000 $9,222 46%
Total: $10,567,000 $19,863
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,581,000 $18,009
Total Current Expenditures: $7,772,000 $14,609
Instructional Expenditures: $4,574,000 $8,597 48%
Student and Staff Support: $713,000 $1,340 7%
Administration: $1,012,000 $1,902 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,473,000 $2,768 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $400,000 $751
Construction: $30,000 $56
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $329,000 $618
Interest on Debt: $394,000 $740


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 49 PS <50 <50 PS 50-54
2018-2019 52 PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2017-2018 51 PS PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 38 PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 41 PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 42 PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 38 PS PS 35-39
2012-2013 37 PS PS 35-39
2011-2012 34 PS PS PS 30-34
2010-2011 79 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 39 PS <50 <50 PS 40-44
2018-2019 45 PS PS >=50 PS 45-49
2017-2018 40 PS PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 34 PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 35 PS PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 56 PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 30 PS PS 30-34
2012-2013 30 PS PS 30-34
2011-2012 33 PS PS PS 30-34
2010-2011 88 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 >=90 >=90
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=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 517 -2.3
2022-2023 529 -0.6
2021-2022 532 2.1
2020-2021 521 -6.5
2019-2020 555 6.1
2018-2019 521 2.5
2017-2018 508 -5.3
2016-2017 535 -0.6
2015-2016 538 -0.2
2014-2015 539 -7.1
2013-2014 577 3.5
2012-2013 557 -1.4
2011-2012 565 -0.5
2010-2011 568 1.4
2009-2010 560 -1.8
2008-2009 570 -1.9
2007-2008 581 2.8
2006-2007 565 -3.4
2005-2006 584 2.6
2004-2005 569 -7.7
2003-2004 613 1.5
2002-2003 604 -2.2
2001-2002 617 0.0
2000-2001 617 -6.2
1999-2000 655 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southwestern Wisconsin School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 4.3
Black 1.6 8.8
Hispanic 3.7 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.4 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, Southwestern Wisconsin School District had 44.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.53.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 18.92
Secondary: 19.91
Total: 44.83

Southwestern Wisconsin School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.50 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: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.85
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.65
Student Support Services: 4.55
Other Support Services: 25.96


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 Southwestern Wisconsin School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle956-8
Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary263PK-5
Southwestern Wisconsin High1599-12

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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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