Albany School District

Public school district · Green County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5500120

Albany School District spent $21,590 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,995). Its 3 schools enrolled 300 students in 2024-25; 42.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,983 per student, down 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Wisconsin districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Albany in enrollment (259 to 283 students) and Albany itself.

Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Albany, FY23Albany $21,590; Lake Holcombe $20,822; Birchwood $18,303; Elcho $18,129; Twin Lakes #4 $17,288; Mellen $17,141; Tigerton $16,792; Juda $15,965; Stone Bank $14,943; Paris Consolidated School $12,923; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.10k15k20k25kAlbany$21,590Lake Holcombe$20,822Birchwood$18,303Elcho$18,129Twin Lakes #4$17,288Mellen$17,141Tigerton$16,792Juda$15,965Stone Bank$14,943Paris Consolidated School$12,923State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Albany, FY23Albany $21,590; Lake Holcombe $20,822; Birchwood $18,303; Elcho $18,129; Twin Lakes #4 $17,288; Mellen $17,141; Tigerton $16,792; Juda $15,965; Stone Bank $14,943; Paris Consolidated School $12,923; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.10k15k20k25kAlbany$21,590Lake Holcombe$20,822Birchwood$18,303Elcho$18,129Twin Lakes #4$17,288Mellen$17,141Tigerton$16,792Juda$15,965Stone Bank$14,943Paris Consolidated School$12,923State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Albany, FY23Albany $21,590; Lake Holcombe $20,822; Birchwood $18,303; Elcho $18,129; Twin Lakes #4 $17,288; Mellen $17,141; Tigerton $16,792; Juda $15,965; Stone Bank $14,943; Paris Consolidated School $12,923; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.10k15k20k25kAlbany$21,590Lake Holcombe$20,822Birchwood$18,303Elcho$18,129Twin Lakes #4$17,288Mellen$17,141Tigerton$16,792Juda$15,965Stone Bank$14,943Paris Consolidated School$12,923State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Albany, FY23Albany $21,590; Lake Holcombe $20,822; Birchwood $18,303; Elcho $18,129; Twin Lakes #4 $17,288; Mellen $17,141; Tigerton $16,792; Juda $15,965; Stone Bank $14,943; Paris Consolidated School $12,923; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.10k15k20k25kAlbany$21,590Lake Holcombe$20,822Birchwood$18,303Elcho$18,129Twin Lakes #4$17,288Mellen$17,141Tigerton$16,792Juda$15,965Stone Bank$14,943Paris Consolidated School$12,923State median, under 1,000 students $15,995

Where the money came from

$7,969,000 in revenue: 42.0% state, 48.6% local and 9.4% federal. Total spending including $124,000 of capital outlay was $7,424,000, or $27,395 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Albany School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,348,000; Local $3,870,000; Federal $751,000; total $7,969,000.
  • State$3,348,000 42%
  • Local$3,870,000 49%
  • Federal$751,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 233 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

271 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 300 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Albany School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30001002003002022-232712023-242942024-25300
Albany School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30001002003002022-232712023-242942024-25300
Albany School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30001002003002022-232712023-242942024-25300
Albany School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30001002003002022-232712023-242942024-25300

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327135.87.6
2023-2429437.77.8
2024-2530037.68.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Albany School District scored proficient or above: 18-36% in reading and 23-41% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWisconsinStudents tested
Reading and language arts18-36%38%118
Math23-41%40%118

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 16 students in Albany School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate80% or more90.5%
Students in the class1665,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 159 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Albany Elementary1599.027.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 66 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Albany Community Middle668.628.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 75 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Albany High756.121.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Albany School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Albany School District

  1. Wisconsin districts by spending per studentAlbany School District ranks 18 of 233 Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,590).#18 of 233
  2. Every school district in WisconsinAlbany School District is the number 396 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 271 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#396 of 451
  3. Elcho School DistrictThe next larger Wisconsin district: 272 students in fall 2022, $18,129 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,129
  4. Lake Holcombe School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 270 students in fall 2022, $20,822 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,822
  5. Compare Albany School District with Elcho School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Albany High, its largest high school75 students in 2024-25, 6.1 per teacher.75
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Albany School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Albany School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 300 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Albany School District spend per student?
    $21,590 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Wisconsin median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,995 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,983 per student, down 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Albany School District's money come from?
    $7,969,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.0% state, 48.6% local and 9.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Albany School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 28 of the 458 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Albany School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Albany School District scored proficient or above: 18-36% in reading and 23-41% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Albany School District?
    80% or more of the 16 students in Albany School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Albany School District's NCES district ID?
    5500120. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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