Fort Atkinson School District

Public school district · Jefferson County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5504740

Fort Atkinson School District spent $17,065 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,856). Its 7 schools enrolled 2,263 students in 2024-25; 42.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,926 per student, down 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (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 Fort Atkinson in enrollment (2,288 to 2,757 students) and Fort Atkinson itself.

Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Fort Atkinson, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Fort Atkinson $17,065; Stoughton Area $14,363; Baraboo $14,142; Greendale $14,021; Reedsburg $13,749; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Port Washington-Saukville $13,300; Sauk Prairie $13,273; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k12k14k16k18kRhinelander$17,312Fort Atkinson$17,065Stoughton Area$14,363Baraboo$14,142Greendale$14,021Reedsburg$13,749Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Port Washington-Saukville$13,300Sauk Prairie$13,273State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Fort Atkinson, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Fort Atkinson $17,065; Stoughton Area $14,363; Baraboo $14,142; Greendale $14,021; Reedsburg $13,749; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Port Washington-Saukville $13,300; Sauk Prairie $13,273; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k12k14k16k18kRhinelander$17,312Fort Atkinson$17,065Stoughton Area$14,363Baraboo$14,142Greendale$14,021Reedsburg$13,749Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Port Washington-Saukville$13,300Sauk Prairie$13,273State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Fort Atkinson, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Fort Atkinson $17,065; Stoughton Area $14,363; Baraboo $14,142; Greendale $14,021; Reedsburg $13,749; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Port Washington-Saukville $13,300; Sauk Prairie $13,273; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k14k18kRhinelander$17,312Fort Atkinson$17,065Stoughton Area$14,363Baraboo$14,142Greendale$14,021Reedsburg$13,749Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Port Washington-Saukville$13,300Sauk Prairie$13,273State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Fort Atkinson, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Fort Atkinson $17,065; Stoughton Area $14,363; Baraboo $14,142; Greendale $14,021; Reedsburg $13,749; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Port Washington-Saukville $13,300; Sauk Prairie $13,273; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k14k18kRhinelander$17,312Fort Atkinson$17,065Stoughton Area$14,363Baraboo$14,142Greendale$14,021Reedsburg$13,749Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Port Washington-Saukville$13,300Sauk Prairie$13,273State median, 1,000+ students $13,856

Where the money came from

$55,277,000 in revenue: 42.6% state, 48.6% local and 8.8% federal. Total spending including $1,364,000 of capital outlay was $48,909,000, or $19,385 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Fort Atkinson School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,540,000; Local $26,856,000; Federal $4,881,000; total $55,277,000.
  • State$23,540,000 43%
  • Local$26,856,000 49%
  • Federal$4,881,000 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 190 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,508 students in 2022-23, 2,332 students in 2023-24, 2,263 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fort Atkinson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,508, 2023-24: 2,332, 2024-25: 2,26301k2k3k2022-232,5082023-242,3322024-252,263
Fort Atkinson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,508, 2023-24: 2,332, 2024-25: 2,26301k2k3k2022-232,5082023-242,3322024-252,263
Fort Atkinson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,508, 2023-24: 2,332, 2024-25: 2,26301k2k3k2022-232,5082023-242,3322024-252,263
Fort Atkinson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,508, 2023-24: 2,332, 2024-25: 2,26301k2k3k2022-232,5082023-242,3322024-252,263

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,508211.311.9
2023-242,332184.912.6
2024-252,263187.312.1

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

$16,582,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,572 per student

Fort Atkinson School District booked $16,582,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 212 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 $78,092 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 85 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$10,716,00064.6%
Special education$3,989,00024.1%
Vocational$782,0004.7%
Other programs$1,095,0006.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,435 in 2018-19, $5,745 in 2019-20, $5,931 in 2020-21, $6,362 in 2021-22, $6,572 in 2022-23.

Fort Atkinson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,435, 2019-20: $5,745, 2020-21: $5,931, 2021-22: $6,362, 2022-23: $6,57202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4352019-20$5,7452020-21$5,9312021-22$6,3622022-23$6,572
Fort Atkinson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,435, 2019-20: $5,745, 2020-21: $5,931, 2021-22: $6,362, 2022-23: $6,57202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4352019-20$5,7452020-21$5,9312021-22$6,3622022-23$6,572
Fort Atkinson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,435, 2019-20: $5,745, 2020-21: $5,931, 2021-22: $6,362, 2022-23: $6,57202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4352019-20$5,7452020-21$5,9312021-22$6,3622022-23$6,572
Fort Atkinson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,435, 2019-20: $5,745, 2020-21: $5,931, 2021-22: $6,362, 2022-23: $6,57202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4352019-20$5,7452020-21$5,9312021-22$6,3622022-23$6,572

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 Fort Atkinson School District scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts40-44%38%972
Math40-44%40%974

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

92% of the 248 students in Fort Atkinson 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 rate92%90.5%
Students in the class24865,638

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.

4 elementary schools, 880 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Luther Elementary23810.739.1%Schoolwide program
Purdy Elementary23310.130.0%Schoolwide program
Barrie Elementary21211.224.5%Not Title I
Rockwell Elementary19710.426.4%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, 467 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Atkinson Middle46710.728.9%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 high school, 816 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Atkinson High81613.721.6%Not Title I

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 other school, 100 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Atkinson 4K100not reported11.5%Not Title I

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 Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson School District

  1. Wisconsin districts by spending per studentFort Atkinson School District ranks 9 of 190 Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,065).#9 of 190
  2. Every school district in WisconsinFort Atkinson School District is the number 82 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 2,523 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#82 of 451
  3. Reedsburg School DistrictThe next larger Wisconsin district: 2,650 students in fall 2022, $13,749 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,749
  4. Port Washington-Saukville School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 2,519 students in fall 2022, $13,300 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,300
  5. Compare Fort Atkinson School District with Reedsburg School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Fort Atkinson High, its largest high school816 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.816
  7. Teacher salary spending across WisconsinFort Atkinson School District spent $78,092 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $69,818); spending, not a salary.$78,092
  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 Fort Atkinson School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Fort Atkinson School District?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,263 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fort Atkinson School District spend per student?
    $17,065 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,856 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,926 per student, down 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Fort Atkinson School District's money come from?
    $55,277,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.6% state, 48.6% local and 8.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Fort Atkinson School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 166 of the 2,725 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 much does Fort Atkinson School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $16,582,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,572 per student. Divided by the 212 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,092 per teacher, more than 85 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 Fort Atkinson School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Fort Atkinson School District scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 40-44% 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 Fort Atkinson School District?
    92% of the 248 students in Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson School District's NCES district ID?
    5504740. 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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