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Baraboo, WI
Public School Ratings




Baraboo Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Baraboo School District details

Baraboo School District
423 Linn St
Baraboo, WI 53913

2,708 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Baraboo School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.0% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
52%
49%
51%
50%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Al Behrman Elementary School
400 Mulberry St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
KG-05
Belc--Renewal Head Start School
707 Center St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
PK-PK
Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative School
707 Center St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
PK-PK
Baraboo High School
1201 Draper St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
09-12
East Elementary School
815 6th St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
PK-05
Jack Young Middle School
1531 Draper St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
06-08
North Freedom Elementary School
S4890 County Road I
North Freedom, WI, 53951
KG-05
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center School
707 Center St
Baraboo, WI, 53913
PK-KG
Willson Elementary School
146 Berkley Blvd
Baraboo, WI, 53913
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.9% 70.0%
Black 1.7% 9.3%
Hispanic 11.9% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.2% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 45.2% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,989 $21,635,000 41.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $835 $2,261,000 4.3%
Staff $1,116 $3,023,000 5.8%
General Administration $250 $677,000 1.3%
School Administration $707 $1,914,000 3.7%
Operation $1,209 $3,273,000 6.3%
Transportation $552 $1,495,000 2.9%
Other $514 $1,393,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,183 $14,036,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,107 $16,537,000 31.7%
Total Expenditures $19,279 $52,208,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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