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Sparta Area School District

Sparta Area School District in Wisconsin: 7 public schools with 2,749 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,208 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7; 3 charter
Students: 2,749
Students per teacher: 12.4; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,208; 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): 222
Counselors (FTE): 11.0
Students per counselor: 250; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.4; Librarians (FTE): 5.5

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%

45%proficient

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

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

1,117 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

42%proficient

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

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

1,119 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

$10.5K15

$10.6K16

$12.0K17

$11.5K18

$12.0K19

$12.6K20

$14.0K21

$14.9K22

$14.4K23

$15.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $6.3M
State: 67% · $36.3M
Local: 22% · $11.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,686
Support services: $6,043
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.1M
Long-term debt: $18.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Herrman Elementary	1–4	616	10.6	52%	48%	Sparta
Southside Early Learning Center	Pre-K–K	268	12.8	—	—	Sparta
Sparta Montessori SchoolCharter	Pre-K–6	161	17.7	50%	30%	Sparta
Innovations STEM AcademyCharter	6–8	90	16.8	52%	56%	Sparta
Sparta Meadowview Middle	5–8	687	10.7	40%	39%	Sparta
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolCharterAlternative	9–12	56	27.7	—	—	Sparta
Sparta High	9–12	871	14.8	—	—	Sparta

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: 900 E Montgomery St, Sparta, WI 54656
Phone: (608)366-3400

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.