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Portage Community School District

Portage Community School District in Wisconsin: 8 public schools with 1,956 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,974 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 1,956
Students per teacher: 12.8; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,974; 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): 153
Counselors (FTE): 5.0
Students per counselor: 391; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.4

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%

43%proficient

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

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

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

49%proficient

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

797 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

$9.9K15

$10.1K16

$10.5K17

$11.3K18

$12.0K19

$12.2K20

$13.0K21

$13.7K22

$14.0K23

$16.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $4.1M
State: 52% · $20.3M
Local: 37% · $14.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,549
Support services: $6,183
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $7.2M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Portage Partnering Preschool	Pre-K	129	21.5	—	—	Portage
Endeavor ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	57	12.3	68%	89%	Endeavor
Lewiston ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	84	12.6	46%	59%	Portage
Muir ElementaryFree meals for all	2–5	439	10.7	39%	45%	Portage
Woodridge ElementaryFree meals for all	K–1	201	11.9	—	—	Portage
Wayne Bartels MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	422	13.4	46%	50%	Portage
Portage Academy of AchievementAlternative	9–12	24	24.0	—	—	Portage
Portage High	9–12	600	13.6	—	—	Portage

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: 305 E Slifer St, Portage, WI 53901
Phone: (608)742-4879

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.