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Wausau, WI
Public School Ratings




Wausau 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Wausau School District details

Wausau School District
415 Seymour St
Wausau, WI 54403

7,783 Students enrolled in District

20 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Wausau School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.8% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
52%
53%
51%
55%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East High School
2607 N 18th St
Wausau, WI, 54403
09-12
Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy School
2607 N 18th St
Wausau, WI, 54403
06-12
Franklin Elementary School
1509 N 5th St
Wausau, WI, 54403
KG-05
G D Jones Elementary School
1018 S 12th Ave
Wausau, WI, 54401
PK-05
Grant Elementary School
500 N 4th Ave
Wausau, WI, 54401
KG-05
Hawthorn Hills Elementary School
1600 Kickbusch St
Wausau, WI, 54403
PK-05
Hewitt-Texas Elementary School
T10331 Quarry Rd
Wausau, WI, 54403
KG-05
Horace Mann Middle School
3101 N 13th St
Wausau, WI, 54403
06-08
John Marshall Elementary School
1918 Lamont St
Wausau, WI, 54403
KG-05
John Muir Middle School
1400 W Stewart Ave
Wausau, WI, 54401
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.7% 70.0%
Black 2.5% 9.3%
Hispanic 8.0% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.0% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 40.9% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,805 $68,529,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $978 $7,614,000 5.9%
Staff $868 $6,753,000 5.3%
General Administration $88 $684,000 0.5%
School Administration $806 $6,273,000 4.9%
Operation $1,544 $12,018,000 9.3%
Transportation $508 $3,951,000 3.1%
Other $817 $6,361,000 4.9%
Total Support $5,609 $43,654,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,110 $16,419,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $16,523 $128,602,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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