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Tomah Area School District

Tomah Area School District in Wisconsin: 12 public schools with 2,970 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,256 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 12; 1 charter
Students: 2,970
Students per teacher: 13.2; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,256; 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): 224
Counselors (FTE): 10.3
Students per counselor: 290; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

45%proficient

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

1,228 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

41%proficient

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

1,229 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

$10.6K15

$10.8K16

$11.3K17

$11.2K18

$11.1K19

$11.5K20

$12.1K21

$13.2K22

$13.3K23

$14.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $5.5M
State: 60% · $30.3M
Local: 29% · $14.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,727
Support services: $4,870
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.3M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Timber PUPS Learning Center	Pre-K	32	32.0	—	—	Tomah
Camp Douglas Elementary	2–5	65	12.3	41%	49%	Camp Douglas
La Grange Elementary	Pre-K–5	400	13.4	51%	46%	Tomah
Lemonweir ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	249	10.5	30%	29%	Tomah
Miller Elementary	K–5	245	11.5	36%	38%	Tomah
Oakdale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	90	14.5	—	—	Tomah
Tomah Area Montessori SchoolCharter	Pre-K–6	72	21.0	77%	47%	Tomah
Warrens Elementary	Pre-K–5	133	13.3	55%	52%	Warrens
Wyeville ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	98	10.4	29%	31%	Wyeville
Tomah Middle	6–8	663	14.1	46%	42%	Tomah
Tomah High	9–12	882	14.0	—	—	Tomah
Robert Kupper Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	41	10.3	—	—	Tomah

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: 129 W Clifton St, Tomah, WI 54660
Phone: (608)374-7004

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.