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Watertown Unified School District

Watertown Unified School District in Wisconsin: 10 public schools with 3,076 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,213 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 10; 2 charter
Students: 3,076
Students per teacher: 13.5; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,213; 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): 228
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 385; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

51%proficient

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

1,116 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

48%proficient

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

1,117 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

$12.2K15

$11.2K16

$11.5K17

$11.7K18

$12.4K19

$12.6K20

$13.8K21

$15.0K22

$15.7K23

$17.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $7.5M
State: 57% · $37M
Local: 32% · $20.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,833
Support services: $6,110
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.9M
Long-term debt: $12.7M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Watertown 4 Kids	Pre-K	155	19.4	—	—	Watertown
Douglas Elementary	K–5	311	10.8	51%	40%	Watertown
LEAP Elementary	Pre-K–5	60	18.8	58%	61%	Watertown
Lincoln Elementary	K–5	140	12.7	55%	56%	Watertown
Schurz Elementary	K–5	223	9.7	32%	40%	Watertown
Webster Elementary	Pre-K–5	381	14.7	66%	63%	Watertown
Riverside Middle	6–8	616	12.5	49%	46%	Watertown
Endeavor Charter SchoolCharter	9–12	46	15.3	—	—	Watertown
Watertown High	9–12	1,012	14.9	—	—	Watertown
eCampus Academy Charter SchoolCharterMostly virtual	Pre-K–12	132	16.5	40%	40%	Watertown

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: 111 Dodge St, Watertown, WI 53094
Phone: (920)262-1460

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.