Rhinelander School District

Public school district · Oneida County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5512720

Rhinelander School District spent $17,312 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,856). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,224 students in 2024-25; 33.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,351 per student, up 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Rhinelander in enrollment (2,102 to 2,397 students) and Rhinelander itself.

Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Rhinelander, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Monroe $15,372; Rice Lake Area $15,081; Portage Community $13,755; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Plymouth Joint $12,891; New London $12,775; Shawano $12,689; Grafton $12,638; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k12k14k16k18kRhinelander$17,312Monroe$15,372Rice Lake Area$15,081Portage Community$13,755Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Plymouth Joint$12,891New London$12,775Shawano$12,689Grafton$12,638State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Rhinelander, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Monroe $15,372; Rice Lake Area $15,081; Portage Community $13,755; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Plymouth Joint $12,891; New London $12,775; Shawano $12,689; Grafton $12,638; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k12k14k16k18kRhinelander$17,312Monroe$15,372Rice Lake Area$15,081Portage Community$13,755Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Plymouth Joint$12,891New London$12,775Shawano$12,689Grafton$12,638State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Rhinelander, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Monroe $15,372; Rice Lake Area $15,081; Portage Community $13,755; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Plymouth Joint $12,891; New London $12,775; Shawano $12,689; Grafton $12,638; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k14k18kRhinelander$17,312Monroe$15,372Rice Lake Area$15,081Portage Community$13,755Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Plymouth Joint$12,891New London$12,775Shawano$12,689Grafton$12,638State median, 1,000+ students $13,856
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Rhinelander, FY23Rhinelander $17,312; Monroe $15,372; Rice Lake Area $15,081; Portage Community $13,755; Whitnall $13,630; Mount Horeb Area $13,480; Plymouth Joint $12,891; New London $12,775; Shawano $12,689; Grafton $12,638; State median, 1,000+ students $13,856.10k14k18kRhinelander$17,312Monroe$15,372Rice Lake Area$15,081Portage Community$13,755Whitnall$13,630Mount Horeb Area$13,480Plymouth Joint$12,891New London$12,775Shawano$12,689Grafton$12,638State median, 1,000+ students $13,856

Where the money came from

$42,973,000 in revenue: 33.1% state, 55.7% local and 11.1% federal. Total spending including $1,427,000 of capital outlay was $44,234,000, or $19,333 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rhinelander School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,230,000; Local $23,955,000; Federal $4,788,000; total $42,973,000.
  • State$14,230,000 33%
  • Local$23,955,000 56%
  • Federal$4,788,000 11%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,227 students in 2022-23, 2,222 students in 2023-24, 2,224 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rhinelander School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,227, 2023-24: 2,222, 2024-25: 2,22401k2k3k2022-232,2272023-242,2222024-252,224
Rhinelander School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,227, 2023-24: 2,222, 2024-25: 2,22401k2k3k2022-232,2272023-242,2222024-252,224
Rhinelander School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,227, 2023-24: 2,222, 2024-25: 2,22401k2k3k2022-232,2272023-242,2222024-252,224
Rhinelander School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,227, 2023-24: 2,222, 2024-25: 2,22401k2k3k2022-232,2272023-242,2222024-252,224

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,227167.213.3
2023-242,222184.212.1
2024-252,224183.312.1

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

$13,710,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,992 per student

Rhinelander School District booked $13,710,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 167 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 $81,988 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 93 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$9,675,00070.6%
Special education$3,081,00022.5%
Vocational$592,0004.3%
Other programs$362,0002.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,926 in 2018-19, $4,967 in 2019-20, $5,297 in 2020-21, $5,395 in 2021-22, $5,992 in 2022-23.

Rhinelander School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,926, 2019-20: $4,967, 2020-21: $5,297, 2021-22: $5,395, 2022-23: $5,99202k4k6k2018-19$4,9262019-20$4,9672020-21$5,2972021-22$5,3952022-23$5,992
Rhinelander School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,926, 2019-20: $4,967, 2020-21: $5,297, 2021-22: $5,395, 2022-23: $5,99202k4k6k2018-19$4,9262019-20$4,9672020-21$5,2972021-22$5,3952022-23$5,992
Rhinelander School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,926, 2019-20: $4,967, 2020-21: $5,297, 2021-22: $5,395, 2022-23: $5,99202k4k6k2018-19$4,9262019-20$4,9672020-21$5,2972021-22$5,3952022-23$5,992
Rhinelander School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,926, 2019-20: $4,967, 2020-21: $5,297, 2021-22: $5,395, 2022-23: $5,99202k4k6k2018-19$4,9262019-20$4,9672020-21$5,2972021-22$5,3952022-23$5,992

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 Rhinelander School District scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading and 30-34% 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 arts28-32%38%915
Math30-34%40%916

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

95% or more of the 198 students in Rhinelander 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 rate95% or more90.5%
Students in the class19865,638

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, 1,013 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crescent Elementary38410.852.9%Schoolwide program
Central Elementary26910.561.7%Schoolwide program
Pelican Elementary26310.149.0%Schoolwide program
Northwoods Community Elementary979.224.7%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 middle school, 454 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James Williams Middle45412.246.5%Targeted 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, 757 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rhinelander High75715.730.4%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 Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander School District

  1. Wisconsin districts by spending per studentRhinelander School District ranks 7 of 190 Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,312).#7 of 190
  2. Every school district in WisconsinRhinelander School District is the number 86 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 2,288 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#86 of 451
  3. Mount Horeb Area School DistrictThe next larger Wisconsin district: 2,387 students in fall 2022, $13,480 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,480
  4. Monroe School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 2,241 students in fall 2022, $15,372 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,372
  5. Compare Rhinelander School District with Mount Horeb Area School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rhinelander High, its largest high school757 students in 2024-25, 15.7 per teacher.757
  7. Teacher salary spending across WisconsinRhinelander School District spent $81,988 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $69,818); spending, not a salary.$81,988
  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 Rhinelander School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Rhinelander School District?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,224 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rhinelander School District spend per student?
    $17,312 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 $17,351 per student, up 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rhinelander School District's money come from?
    $42,973,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.1% state, 55.7% local and 11.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rhinelander School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 310 of the 2,817 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.0%, 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 Rhinelander School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,710,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,992 per student. Divided by the 167 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,988 per teacher, more than 93 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 Rhinelander School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rhinelander School District scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading and 30-34% 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 Rhinelander School District?
    95% or more of the 198 students in Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander School District's NCES district ID?
    5512720. 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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