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Menasha Joint School District

Menasha Joint School District in Wisconsin: 7 public schools with 3,121 students and 12.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,374 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7; 1 charter
Students: 3,121
Students per teacher: 12.1; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,374; WI $16.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 258
Counselors (FTE): 9.0
Students per counselor: 347; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

42%proficient

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

1,234 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

47%proficient

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

1,232 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.9K15

$11.3K16

$11.5K17

$12.0K18

$12.7K19

$13.1K20

$15.4K21

$15.5K22

$15.9K23

$16.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $8.2M
State: 56% · $43.8M
Local: 34% · $26.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,528
Support services: $5,832
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $27.4M
Long-term debt: $97.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Banta Bilingual ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	184	10.8	43%	41%	Menasha
Butte des Morts ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	445	10.6	41%	44%	Menasha
Clovis Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	11.9	44%	49%	Menasha
Fox Valley Virtual SchoolCharterMostly virtual	Pre-K–8	90	9.9	59%	52%	Menasha
Gegan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	258	9.6	33%	39%	Menasha
Maplewood MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	676	11.9	42%	49%	Menasha
Menasha HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,020	16.1	—	—	Menasha

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 100 Main St, Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: (920)967-1401

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.