Cornell School District

Public school district · Chippewa County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5502880

Cornell School District spent $14,748 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,995). Its 3 schools enrolled 392 students in 2024-25; 48.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,092 per student, up 2.3% 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 Cornell in enrollment (391 to 423 students) and Cornell itself.

Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Cornell, FY23Luck $35,147; Siren $19,551; North Crawford $19,388; Bruce $18,868; Pecatonica Area $18,373; Cornell $14,748; Lena $14,693; Belmont Community $14,321; Richmond $12,646; Erin $11,108; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.010k20k30k40kLuck$35,147Siren$19,551North Crawford$19,388Bruce$18,868Pecatonica Area$18,373Cornell$14,748Lena$14,693Belmont Community$14,321Richmond$12,646Erin$11,108State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Cornell, FY23Luck $35,147; Siren $19,551; North Crawford $19,388; Bruce $18,868; Pecatonica Area $18,373; Cornell $14,748; Lena $14,693; Belmont Community $14,321; Richmond $12,646; Erin $11,108; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.010k20k30k40kLuck$35,147Siren$19,551North Crawford$19,388Bruce$18,868Pecatonica Area$18,373Cornell$14,748Lena$14,693Belmont Community$14,321Richmond$12,646Erin$11,108State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Cornell, FY23Luck $35,147; Siren $19,551; North Crawford $19,388; Bruce $18,868; Pecatonica Area $18,373; Cornell $14,748; Lena $14,693; Belmont Community $14,321; Richmond $12,646; Erin $11,108; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.020k40kLuck$35,147Siren$19,551North Crawford$19,388Bruce$18,868Pecatonica Area$18,373Cornell$14,748Lena$14,693Belmont Community$14,321Richmond$12,646Erin$11,108State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Cornell, FY23Luck $35,147; Siren $19,551; North Crawford $19,388; Bruce $18,868; Pecatonica Area $18,373; Cornell $14,748; Lena $14,693; Belmont Community $14,321; Richmond $12,646; Erin $11,108; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.020k40kLuck$35,147Siren$19,551North Crawford$19,388Bruce$18,868Pecatonica Area$18,373Cornell$14,748Lena$14,693Belmont Community$14,321Richmond$12,646Erin$11,108State median, under 1,000 students $15,995

Where the money came from

$8,100,000 in revenue: 48.4% state, 29.6% local and 22.0% federal. Total spending including $449,000 of capital outlay was $7,459,000, or $18,282 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cornell School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,917,000; Local $2,400,000; Federal $1,783,000; total $8,100,000.
  • State$3,917,000 48%
  • Local$2,400,000 30%
  • Federal$1,783,000 22%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

404 students in 2022-23, 381 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cornell School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234042023-243812024-25392
Cornell School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234042023-243812024-25392
Cornell School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234042023-243812024-25392
Cornell School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234042023-243812024-25392

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340428.314.3
2023-2438127.713.8
2024-2539226.414.8

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

$2,173,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,326 per student

Cornell School District booked $2,173,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 28 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $76,703 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 in 100 Wisconsin districts with a figure (state median $69,818, 412 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Wisconsin teacher salary at $60,453 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,457,00067.1%
Special education$540,00024.9%
Vocational$115,0005.3%
Other programs$61,0002.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,089 in 2018-19, $4,243 in 2019-20, $5,053 in 2020-21, $4,907 in 2021-22, $5,326 in 2022-23.

Cornell School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,243, 2020-21: $5,053, 2021-22: $4,907, 2022-23: $5,32602k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,2432020-21$5,0532021-22$4,9072022-23$5,326
Cornell School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,243, 2020-21: $5,053, 2021-22: $4,907, 2022-23: $5,32602k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,2432020-21$5,0532021-22$4,9072022-23$5,326
Cornell School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,243, 2020-21: $5,053, 2021-22: $4,907, 2022-23: $5,32602k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,2432020-21$5,0532021-22$4,9072022-23$5,326
Cornell School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,243, 2020-21: $5,053, 2021-22: $4,907, 2022-23: $5,32602k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,2432020-21$5,0532021-22$4,9072022-23$5,326

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cornell School District scored proficient or above: 27-46% in reading and 34-53% 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 arts27-46%38%166
Math34-53%40%166

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 26 students in Cornell 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 class2665,638

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, 209 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cornell Elementary20913.41.4%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, 83 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cornell Middle8316.951.8%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, 100 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cornell High10017.03.0%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 Cornell 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 Cornell School District

  1. Wisconsin districts by spending per studentCornell School District ranks 160 of 233 Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,748).#160 of 233
  2. Every school district in WisconsinCornell School District is the number 350 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 408 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#350 of 451
  3. Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc.The next larger Wisconsin district: 409 students in fall 2022.
  4. Richmond School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 407 students in fall 2022, $12,646 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,646
  5. Compare Cornell School District with Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc.Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cornell High, its largest high school100 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.100
  7. Teacher salary spending across WisconsinCornell School District spent $76,703 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $69,818); spending, not a salary.$76,703
  8. 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 Cornell School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Cornell School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 392 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cornell School District spend per student?
    $14,748 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 $15,092 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cornell School District's money come from?
    $8,100,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.4% state, 29.6% local and 22.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cornell School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 106 of the 517 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.5%, 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 much does Cornell School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,173,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,326 per student. Divided by the 28 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,703 per teacher, more than 82 in 100 Wisconsin districts (state median $69,818). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Wisconsin teacher salary at $60,453 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cornell School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cornell School District scored proficient or above: 27-46% in reading and 34-53% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cornell School District?
    80% or more of the 26 students in Cornell 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.
  8. What is Cornell School District's NCES district ID?
    5502880. 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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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