Spencer Junior High/High

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Spencer, Wisconsin

Spencer Junior High/High in Spencer, Wisconsin enrolled 329 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

360 students in 2022-23, 337 students in 2023-24, 329 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 22.6.

Students enrolled at Spencer Junior High/High by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233602023-243372024-25329
Students enrolled at Spencer Junior High/High by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233602023-243372024-25329
Students enrolled at Spencer Junior High/High by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233602023-243372024-25329
Students enrolled at Spencer Junior High/High by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233602023-243372024-25329
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336025.913.9
2023-2433723.614.3
2024-2532922.614.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools

Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.5; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

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).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 236 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spencer Junior High/High enrolled 354 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 236 of the 354 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.1% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.1%
  2. Hispanic7.0%
  3. Two or more races3.0%
  4. Asian1.2%
  5. Black0.6%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Spencer Junior High/High scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑42%35‑44%38%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%40‑49% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 66 students in Spencer Junior High/High'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 schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more90.5%
Students in the class666665,638

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

What to look at next about Spencer Junior High/High

  1. Marshfield HighThe nearest public high school, 9.1 miles away: 1,181 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
  2. Loyal HighThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 168 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Spencer Junior High/High with Marshfield HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spencer School District spends per student$13,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,692
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinSpencer Junior High/High is the number 237 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#237 of 535
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.14.5:1
  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 Spencer Junior High/High

  1. How many students attend Spencer Junior High/High?
    329 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Spencer, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spencer Junior High/High?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spencer Junior High/High a Title I school?
    Spencer Junior High/High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Spencer Junior High/High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Spencer Junior High/High scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Spencer Junior High/High?
    95% or more of the 66 students in Spencer Junior High/High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Spencer Junior High/High in?
    Spencer School District, NCES district ID 5514190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551419001845 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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