Journey

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Ripon, Wisconsin

Journey in Ripon, Wisconsin enrolled 398 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 101% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 122%

198 students in 2022-23, 222 students in 2023-24, 398 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.7 to 30.4.

Students enrolled at Journey by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 39801002003004002022-231982023-242222024-25398
Students enrolled at Journey by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 39801002003004002022-231982023-242222024-25398
Students enrolled at Journey by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 39801002003004002022-231982023-242222024-25398
Students enrolled at Journey by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 39801002003004002022-231982023-242222024-25398
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319813.714.5
2023-2422216.013.9
2024-2539830.413.1

13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Journey 13.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJourney 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Journey 13.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJourney 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Journey 13.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJourney 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Journey 13.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJourney 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 391 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Journey enrolled 129 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 391 of the 129 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.4% of students were White, 14.6% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.4%
  2. Hispanic14.6%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Ripon

4 public elementary schools in Ripon report 2024-25 enrollment; Journey is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Journey39813.136.9%
Barlow Park Charter School16911.933.7%
Quest Charter School15713.533.8%
Murray Park Elementary15611.242.3%

All public schools in Ripon →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Journey

  1. Murray Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 156 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Quest Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 157 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Journey with Murray Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ripon Area School District spends per student$13,493 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,493
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinJourney is the number 347 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#347 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Journey

  1. How many students attend Journey?
    398 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 198 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ripon, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Journey?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Journey a Title I school?
    Journey ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Journey in?
    Ripon Area School District, NCES district ID 5513020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551302002978 are the district's.

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
  • 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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