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Prairie du Sac, WI
Public School Ratings




Prairie du Sac Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sauk Prairie School District details

Sauk Prairie School District
440 13th St
Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578

2,720 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Sauk Prairie School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.7% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
40%
41%
43%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bridges Elementary School
1200 Broadway St
Prairie Du Sac, WI, 53578
PK-02
Grand Avenue Elementary School
225 Grand Ave
Prairie Du Sac, WI, 53578
03-05
Merrimac Community School
360 School St
Merrimac, WI, 53561
PK-05
Sauk Prairie High School
105 9th St
Prairie Du Sac, WI, 53578
09-12
Sauk Prairie Middle School
207 Maple St
Sauk City, WI, 53583
06-08
Tower Rock Elementary School
S9033 Denzer Rd
Prairie Du Sac, WI, 53578
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.1% 70.6%
Black 0.9% 9.2%
Hispanic 10.0% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.0% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 23.4% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,508 $20,422,000 27.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $757 $2,058,000 2.8%
Staff $489 $1,330,000 1.8%
General Administration $249 $676,000 0.9%
School Administration $801 $2,180,000 2.9%
Operation $1,131 $3,075,000 4.1%
Transportation $562 $1,528,000 2.0%
Other $786 $2,138,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,774 $12,985,000 17.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $15,172 $41,267,000 55.3%
Total Expenditures $27,454 $74,674,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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