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Jefferson, WI
Public School Ratings




Jefferson 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Jefferson School District details

Jefferson School District
206 S Taft Ave
Jefferson, WI 53549

1,731 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Jefferson School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.8% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
41%
40%
41%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East Elementary School
120 S Sanborn Ave
Jefferson, WI, 53549
PK-05
Jefferson High School
700 W Milwaukee St
Jefferson, WI, 53549
09-12
Jefferson Middle School
501 S Taft Ave
Jefferson, WI, 53549
06-08
Sullivan Elementary School
618 Bakertown Rd
Sullivan, WI, 53178
PK-05
West Elementary School
900 W Milwaukee St
Jefferson, WI, 53549
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 70.6%
Black 0.9% 9.2%
Hispanic 20.8% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.9% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 33.3% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,274 $14,323,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $669 $1,158,000 3.9%
Staff $569 $985,000 3.3%
General Administration $255 $441,000 1.5%
School Administration $874 $1,513,000 5.1%
Operation $1,451 $2,512,000 8.4%
Transportation $470 $813,000 2.7%
Other $672 $1,164,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,960 $8,586,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,018 $6,955,000 23.3%
Total Expenditures $17,252 $29,864,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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