West Elementary-Kindergarten Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Baraboo, Wisconsin
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin enrolled 35 students in 2024-25 with 6.9 full-time teachers, 5.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
62 students in 2022-23, 41 students in 2023-24, 35 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 6.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 62 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 2024-25 | 35 | 6.9 | 5.1 |
5.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.
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 1,100 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Elementary-Kindergarten Center enrolled 55 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 1,100 of the 55 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent40.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.0% of students were White, 34.3% Hispanic, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White60.0%
- Hispanic34.3%
- Black2.9%
- American Indian2.9%
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 Baraboo
4 public elementary schools in Baraboo report 2024-25 enrollment; West Elementary-Kindergarten Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary | 334 | 12.0 | 41.4% |
| Willson Elementary | 284 | 11.7 | 40.4% |
| Al Behrman Elementary | 278 | 10.2 | 61.7% |
| West Elementary-Kindergarten Center | 35 | 5.1 | 53.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Elementary-Kindergarten Center
- Willson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 284 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- East ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 334 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare West Elementary-Kindergarten Center with Willson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Baraboo School District spends per student$14,142 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,142
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWest Elementary-Kindergarten Center is the number 1,080 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,080 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher5.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.5.1:1
- 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 West Elementary-Kindergarten Center
How many students attend West Elementary-Kindergarten Center?
35 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 62 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Baraboo, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary-Kindergarten Center?
5.1 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.Is West Elementary-Kindergarten Center a Title I school?
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Elementary-Kindergarten Center in?
Baraboo School District, NCES district ID 5500810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550081002587 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.