Public schools in Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 4,461 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Chippewa Falls's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Chippewa Falls | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | 8 | 4,783 | $13,948 |
| Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 1 | 40 | $36,975 |
| Wisconsin Department of Corrections | 1 | 196 | $8,439 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Chippewa Falls, 1,452 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls High | 1,451 | 16.2 | 30.5% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facililty | 1 | 1.0 | not reported | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Chippewa Falls, 999 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls Middle | 999 | 13.9 | 36.6% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Chippewa Falls, 1,700 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary | 377 | 12.5 | 50.4% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Halmstad Elementary | 355 | 12.7 | 48.7% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 344 | 13.8 | 35.8% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Stillson Elementary | 338 | 15.4 | 23.7% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Southview Elementary | 286 | 12.9 | 38.5% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Chippewa Falls, 310 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korger-Chestnut | 307 | not reported | 17.9% | Chippewa Falls Area Unified |
| Northern Wisconsin Center | 3 | 5.0 | not reported | Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Chippewa Falls's public schools compare with Wisconsin's
The median Chippewa Falls school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 30% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 341 students (state 307).
| Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 341 | 307 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 30% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 26% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Chippewa Falls schools and the 2,148 Wisconsin schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictRuns 8 of Chippewa Falls's 10 public schools and spent $13,948 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,948
- Chippewa Falls High, the largest high school in Chippewa Falls1,451 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.1,451
- Compare Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District with Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesChippewa Falls's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWisconsin's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Chippewa Falls addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Chippewa Falls
How many public schools are in Chippewa Falls, WI?
10 public schools with an address in Chippewa Falls were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 4,461 students.What is the largest high school in Chippewa Falls?
Chippewa Falls High, with 1,451 students in 2024-25 (Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District).Which districts run Chippewa Falls's schools?
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District (8 schools), Wisconsin Department of Health Services (1 school), Wisconsin Department of Corrections (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25