Wisconsin · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Wisconsin Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
107,185 Students enrolled
54/100 Avg quality score
C+ Top grade The ranking in one line
Amery School District in Amery leads Wisconsin's districts with an average school quality score of 64.8/100 across 4 schools.
64.8/100 top district score (grade C+)
4 schools in Amery School District
1,397 students in the top district
54/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Amery School District Amery C+ 1,397 4 12.2:1 $15,074 64.8 2 New Glarus School District New Glarus C+ 961 3 14:1 $13,427 61.7 3 Elmbrook School District Brookfield C+ 7,781 10 14.3:1 $13,701 61.4 4 New Berlin School District New Berlin C+ 4,256 6 16.3:1 $13,480 61.3 5 Random Lake School District Random Lake C+ 687 3 12.5:1 $14,835 61 6 Grafton School District Grafton C 2,116 4 15.6:1 $12,770 59.3 7 Plymouth Joint School District Plymouth C 2,110 5 13.8:1 $12,789 57.6 8 Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District Ontario C 576 2 11.7:1 $16,087 57.5 9 Franklin Public School District Franklin C 4,781 8 15.2:1 $13,010 57.1 10 Somerset School District Somerset C 1,463 3 14.3:1 $14,014 57 11 Denmark School District Denmark C 1,622 5 15.4:1 $12,934 56.8 12 Fox Point J2 School District Milwaukee C 825 2 12.4:1 $16,878 56.5 13 Belleville School District Belleville C 911 3 12.9:1 $12,559 55.7 14 Greendale School District Greendale C 2,664 6 15.1:1 $13,823 55.3 15 Oregon School District Oregon C 4,114 8 15.3:1 $14,111 55 16 Pittsville School District Pittsville C 562 2 11.5:1 $15,137 55 17 Poynette School District Poynette C- 1,001 3 12.3:1 $12,578 54.7 18 West Bend School District West Bend C- 5,736 12 14.4:1 $13,362 54.6 19 Waterford Graded J1 School District Waterford C- 1,464 4 13.5:1 $12,854 54.5 20 Shiocton School District Shiocton C- 732 2 11.7:1 $14,121 54.5 21 Holmen School District Holmen C- 3,879 7 14.2:1 $13,829 54.4 22 Boscobel Area School District Boscobel C- 703 3 11.4:1 $16,787 54.3 23 Necedah Area School District Necedah C- 698 5 14.3:1 $16,449 54.2 24 Weyauwega-Fremont School District Weyauwega C- 822 5 14.4:1 $13,545 54 25 Cashton School District Cashton C- 625 2 11.8:1 $14,267 54 26 Gibraltar Area School District Fish Creek C- 547 3 9.9:1 $24,268 54 27 Evansville Community School District Evansville C- 1,594 4 12.7:1 $13,989 53.8 28 Tomahawk School District Tomahawk C- 1,204 3 14.1:1 $14,131 53.7 29 Jefferson School District Jefferson C- 1,731 5 13.3:1 $15,075 53.6 30 Beloit Turner School District Beloit C- 1,631 4 16.1:1 $12,105 53.5 31 Kohler School District Kohler C- 714 3 15.6:1 $11,473 53.3 32 Muskego-Norway School District Muskego C- 4,767 6 14.8:1 $13,073 52.7 33 Stratford School District Stratford C- 806 3 14.3:1 $13,205 52.7 34 Wisconsin Heights School District Mazomanie C- 749 3 12.5:1 $14,560 52.7 35 Sevastopol School District Sturgeon Bay C- 597 4 11:1 $17,769 52 36 Oakfield School District Oakfield C- 527 3 12.5:1 $14,142 52 37 West Salem School District West Salem C- 1,861 3 13.7:1 $13,029 51.7 38 Shell Lake School District Shell Lake C- 636 3 11.9:1 $14,667 51.7 39 Mukwonago School District Mukwonago C- 5,009 9 17.5:1 $11,949 51.6 40 Alma Center School District Alma Center C- 587 2 12.4:1 $14,259 51.5 41 Reedsville School District Reedsville C- 584 2 14.3:1 $15,667 51.5 42 Wauwatosa School District Wauwatosa C- 6,935 17 15.5:1 $12,702 51.5 43 Pardeeville Area School District Pardeeville C- 865 3 13.5:1 $13,474 51.3 44 Oshkosh Area School District Oshkosh C- 9,149 22 12.7:1 $14,459 51.2 45 La Crosse School District La Crosse C- 5,992 20 12.6:1 $15,778 51 46 Mequon-Thiensville School District Mequon C- 3,562 6 14.5:1 $25,027 51 47 Luxemburg-Casco School District Luxemburg C- 2,001 4 14.3:1 $12,785 51 48 Mayville School District Mayville C- 979 3 16.8:1 $13,806 51 49 Mishicot School District Mishicot C- 919 3 15.7:1 $11,902 51 50 Marathon City School District Marathon C- 753 3 14.1:1 $12,246 51
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: 64.8/100. 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 15.1:1.
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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.