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Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 159 students in Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Public Elementary School in Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Wisconsin public elementary school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Wisconsin public elementary school average of 35% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,586 Schools
# Students
247 Students
535,621 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
40,388 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 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 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#331 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
44%

Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.55
# American Indian Students
5 Students
6,515 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
23,574 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
75,919 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
14%
# Black Students
6 Students
50,658 Students
% Black Students
2%
10%
# White Students
222 Students
347,991 Students
% White Students
90%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
422 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
30,466 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
35,005
# Students in K Grade:
17
50,552
# Students in 1st Grade:
25
53,742
# Students in 2nd Grade:
22
55,228
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
55,323
# Students in 4th Grade:
21
55,906
# Students in 5th Grade:
16
56,303
# Students in 6th Grade:
17
56,734
# Students in 7th Grade:
17
49,193
# Students in 8th Grade:
14
49,927
# Students in 9th Grade:
12
4,138
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
4,221
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
4,465
# Students in 12th Grade:
15
4,884
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,579 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,806 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$13,869 MM

Spending
$5 MM
$13,846 MM

Revenue / Student
$20,579
$17,039

Spending / Student
$21,806
$17,011

Best Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pembine Elementary School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
N18775 Sauld St
Pembine, WI 54156
(715) 324-5314
Pembine, WI 54156
(715) 324-5314
Grades: PK-6
| 159 students
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