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Beaver Dam Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,112 students in Beaver Dam Unified School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Wisconsin.
Public High School in Beaver Dam Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Wisconsin public high school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Public High School in Beaver Dam Unified School District have a Graduation Rate of 91%, which is more than the Wisconsin average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Beaver Dam High School, with 91% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Wisconsin or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public high school average of 32% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
8 Schools
654 Schools
# Students
3,161 Students
284,940 Students
# Teachers
228 Teachers
19,254 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Beaver Dam Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#237 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%
Graduation Rate
91%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.52
# American Indian Students
8 Students
3,819 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
28 Students
12,051 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
660 Students
36,895 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
13%
# Black Students
63 Students
26,819 Students
% Black Students
2%
10%
# White Students
2,241 Students
192,828 Students
% White Students
71%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
222 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
161 Students
12,087 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
189
844
# Students in K Grade:
176
1,039
# Students in 1st Grade:
193
1,034
# Students in 2nd Grade:
193
1,067
# Students in 3rd Grade:
207
1,184
# Students in 4th Grade:
227
1,209
# Students in 5th Grade:
191
1,185
# Students in 6th Grade:
220
3,172
# Students in 7th Grade:
243
5,145
# Students in 8th Grade:
210
6,201
# Students in 9th Grade:
269
66,623
# Students in 10th Grade:
274
66,455
# Students in 11th Grade:
271
63,763
# Students in 12th Grade:
298
66,019
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,806 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,336 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,806
$16,831
Spending / Student
$16,336
$16,804
Best Beaver Dam Unified School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Beaver Dam High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
500 Gould St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7313
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7313
Grades: 9-12
| 1,112 students
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