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Spencer School District, Wisconsin

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Spencer School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 586 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Spencer School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Clark and Marathon counties). During the 2024 school year, 586 students attended one of the district's two 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 Spencer 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
Jordan Buss
James Kelnhofer
Sarah Krause
Barb Wesle
Becky Gorst2026

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: $2,772,000 $4,265 21%
Local: $3,982,000 $6,126 30%
State: $6,723,000 $10,343 50%
Total: $13,477,000 $20,734
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,737,000 $22,672
Total Current Expenditures: $7,960,000 $12,246
Instructional Expenditures: $4,218,000 $6,489 29%
Student and Staff Support: $564,000 $867 4%
Administration: $1,498,000 $2,304 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,680,000 $2,584 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,206,000 $8,009
Construction: $4,567,000 $7,026
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $139,000 $213
Interest on Debt: $117,000 $180


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 37 PS PS <50 >=50 38
2018-2019 44 PS 21-39 <50 45
2017-2018 46 PS PS <50 PS 47
2016-2017 48 PS PS <50 PS 49
2015-2016 41 PS PS <50 >=50 41
2014-2015 51 PS 21-39 PS >=50 52
2013-2014 49 PS PS 21-39 PS 49
2012-2013 48 PS <50 <=20 PS 49
2011-2012 47 PS PS 21-39 PS 48
2010-2011 84 PS >=50 40-59 PS 86

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 <50 <50 40
2018-2019 45 PS 21-39 <50 46
2017-2018 55 PS PS <50 PS 56
2016-2017 57 PS PS <50 PS 57
2015-2016 52 PS PS <50 >=50 52
2014-2015 59 PS 21-39 PS >=50 61
2013-2014 37 PS PS <=20 PS 39
2012-2013 37 PS >=50 <=20 PS 39
2011-2012 35 PS PS 21-39 PS 36
2010-2011 88 PS >=50 60-79 PS 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 >=95 PS >=50 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=90
2010-2011 >=90 >=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 586 -4.3
2022-2023 611 -6.4
2021-2022 650 5.1
2020-2021 617 -10.9
2019-2020 684 -0.3
2018-2019 686 -5.4
2017-2018 723 0.7
2016-2017 718 -4.6
2015-2016 751 -2.7
2014-2015 771 0.3
2013-2014 769 -0.9
2012-2013 776 -0.1
2011-2012 777 -2.2
2010-2011 794 3.7
2009-2010 765 2.4
2008-2009 747 -4.7
2007-2008 782 -0.1
2006-2007 783 2.3
2005-2006 765 -1.2
2004-2005 774 -5.8
2003-2004 819 -3.9
2002-2003 851 -1.6
2001-2002 865 -4.0
2000-2001 900 0.2
1999-2000 898 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spencer School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 4.3
Black 1.0 8.8
Hispanic 6.5 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 5.4
White 89.8 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, Spencer School District had 49.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 22.25
Secondary: 23.64
Total: 49.97

Spencer School District employed 1.33 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: 1.33
District Administrative Support: 2.36
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.85
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.75
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 13.25
Other Support Services: 2.47


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 Spencer School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Spencer Elementary241PK-5
Spencer Junior High/High3376-12

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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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