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Sun Prairie Area School District

Sun Prairie Area School District in Wisconsin: 16 public schools with 8,549 students and 12.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,933 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
8,549
Students per teacher
12.1
WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,933
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)
708
Counselors (FTE)
21.6
Students per counselor
397
WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.8
Librarians (FTE): 14.1

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%

52%proficient

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

3,456 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

51%proficient

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

3,460 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
$11.4K15
$11.5K16
$11.7K17
$12.0K18
$13.0K19
$12.8K20
$13.0K21
$14.7K22
$15.7K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.0% · $10.2M
State
52% · $88.2M
Local
42% · $71.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,962
Support services
$6,820
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.4M
Long-term debt
$313.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K29713.8——
Pre-K–53338.634%27%
Pre-K–539410.846%40%
Pre-K–540812.866%66%
Pre-K–534511.764%65%
Pre-K–540111.356%61%
Pre-K–543911.439%38%
Pre-K–543312.051%55%
Pre-K–547214.764%67%
Westside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–54349.131%26%
6–856012.053%50%
6–858112.156%57%
6–869911.752%49%
Prairie Phoenix AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
9–128810.7——
9–121,34014.3——
9–121,32514.4——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
501 S Bird St, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone
(608)834-6500
Website