Wisconsin · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best-Resourced School Districts in Wisconsin Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026
50 Districts ranked
100,863 Students enrolled
55/100 Avg quality score
B- Top grade The ranking in one line
Amery School District in Amery leads Wisconsin's districts with an average school quality score of 66.3/100 across 4 schools.
66.3/100 top district score (grade B-)
4 schools in Amery School District
1,397 students in the top district
55/100 average across the top 50
# District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Amery School District Amery B- 1,397 4 10.9:1 $16,138 66.3 2 New Glarus School District New Glarus C+ 961 3 13.8:1 $13,901 62 3 Random Lake School District Random Lake C+ 687 3 11.7:1 $14,377 61.7 4 Elmbrook School District Brookfield C+ 7,781 10 14.4:1 $13,987 61 5 New Berlin School District New Berlin C+ 4,256 6 16.6:1 $13,146 61 6 Plymouth Joint School District Plymouth C 2,110 5 12.9:1 $12,891 58.8 7 Franklin Public School District Franklin C 4,781 8 15.3:1 $12,709 58.4 8 Grafton School District Grafton C 2,116 4 16.1:1 $12,638 58.3 9 Somerset School District Somerset C 1,463 3 14.1:1 $14,307 57.3 10 Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District Ontario C 576 2 11.8:1 $16,495 57 11 Greendale School District Greendale C 2,664 6 14:1 $14,021 56.8 12 Denmark School District Denmark C 1,622 5 15.9:1 $12,564 56.6 13 Fox Point J2 School District Milwaukee C 825 2 12.2:1 $17,777 56.5 14 Belleville School District Belleville C 911 3 12.6:1 $13,850 56.3 15 West Bend School District West Bend C 5,736 12 13.5:1 $13,410 56.3 16 Holmen School District Holmen C 3,879 7 13.4:1 $14,813 55.7 17 Pittsville School District Pittsville C 562 2 11.2:1 $16,174 55.5 18 Necedah Area School District Necedah C 698 5 13.3:1 $16,043 55.2 19 Shiocton School District Shiocton C 732 2 11.4:1 $15,687 55 20 Boscobel Area School District Boscobel C 703 3 10.6:1 $19,778 55 21 Gibraltar Area School District Fish Creek C 547 3 9.4:1 $26,384 55 22 Poynette School District Poynette C- 1,001 3 12.1:1 $13,455 54.7 23 Oregon School District Oregon C- 4,114 8 15.2:1 $15,328 54.6 24 Jefferson School District Jefferson C- 1,731 5 12.3:1 $15,359 54.6 25 Cashton School District Cashton C- 625 2 11.4:1 $14,034 54.5 26 Tomahawk School District Tomahawk C- 1,204 3 13.4:1 $14,039 54.3 27 Waterford Graded J1 School District Waterford C- 1,464 4 13.4:1 $13,523 54.3 28 Evansville Community School District Evansville C- 1,594 4 12.8:1 $15,487 53.8 29 Muskego-Norway School District Muskego C- 4,767 6 14.2:1 $14,038 53.5 30 Beloit Turner School District Beloit C- 1,631 4 16.5:1 $12,772 53 31 Stratford School District Stratford C- 806 3 13.5:1 $13,311 53 32 Wauwatosa School District Wauwatosa C- 6,935 17 14.4:1 $13,809 52.9 33 Kohler School District Kohler C- 714 3 16.3:1 $11,891 52.7 34 Shell Lake School District Shell Lake C- 636 3 10.9:1 $15,371 52.7 35 Chequamegon School District Park Falls C- 679 5 10.7:1 $17,499 52.6 36 West Salem School District West Salem C- 1,861 3 13.3:1 $13,469 52.3 37 Mukwonago School District Mukwonago C- 5,009 9 15.5:1 $12,165 52 38 Wisconsin Heights School District Mazomanie C- 749 3 13.1:1 $16,461 52 39 Reedsville School District Reedsville C- 584 2 14.1:1 $20,334 52 40 Clear Lake School District Clear Lake C- 565 3 13.6:1 $14,699 52 41 Prairie Du Chien Area School District Prairie Du Chien C- 986 5 13.7:1 $16,211 51.8 42 Alma Center School District Alma Center C- 587 2 12.3:1 $15,402 51.5 43 Mayville School District Mayville C- 979 3 20.1:1 $15,141 51.3 44 Oakfield School District Oakfield C- 527 3 13.4:1 $14,767 51.3 45 Luxemburg-Casco School District Luxemburg C- 2,001 4 14.2:1 $12,463 51.3 46 Sevastopol School District Sturgeon Bay C- 597 4 11.3:1 $19,194 51.3 47 Pardeeville Area School District Pardeeville C- 865 3 13.5:1 $13,425 51 48 La Crosse School District La Crosse C- 5,992 20 12.7:1 $15,989 50.9 49 Cedarburg School District Cedarburg C- 3,091 6 15.6:1 $12,647 50.5 50 Mequon-Thiensville School District Mequon C- 3,562 6 14.6:1 $16,048 50.3
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Wisconsin? ▼ The top-ranked district in Wisconsin is Amery School District in Amery with 1,397 students across 4 schools. Average quality score: 66.3/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Wisconsin? ▼ Wisconsin has 50+ school districts serving 814,921 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.
Explore More for Wisconsin Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.