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Spencer Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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

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School Overview

Address
300 N School St
Spencer, WI 54479
Phone
(715) 659-4642
District
Spencer School District
County
MARATHON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
245
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Spencer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
59%
44%
50%
39%
67%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
64%
47%
60%
46%
67%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
41%
44%
21%
40%
61%
49%
41%
44%
21%
40%
61%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 3 1.2%
Kindergarten 32 13.1%
Grade 1 40 16.3%
Grade 2 39 15.9%
Grade 3 46 18.8%
Grade 4 42 17.1%
Grade 5 43 17.6%
Total 245 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.8% 93.1% 70.6%
Black 0.8% 1.0% 9.2%
Hispanic 5.4% 5.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.7% 37.2% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 25.7% 28.8% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 8.4% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,190 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 51.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.7% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,580 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.1% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 22.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,998 $4,276,000 32.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $331 $202,000 1.5%
Staff $720 $440,000 3.4%
General Administration $570 $348,000 2.7%
School Administration $751 $459,000 3.5%
Operation $1,255 $767,000 5.8%
Transportation $646 $395,000 3.0%
Other $961 $587,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,234 $3,198,000 24.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,229 $5,639,000 43.0%
Total Expenditures $21,462 $13,113,000 100.0%
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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