Top Rankings
Potosi 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 preschool serving 165 students in Potosi School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Wisconsin.
Public Preschool in Potosi School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Wisconsin public pre school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public preschool average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,032 Schools
# Students
327 Students
339,535 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
24,694 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Potosi 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 stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#285 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,435 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
15,647 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
52,197 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
15%
# Black Students
n/a
39,149 Students
% Black Students
n/a
11%
# White Students
314 Students
209,143 Students
% White Students
96%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
297 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
19,658 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
26
50,321
# Students in K Grade:
28
44,890
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
45,508
# Students in 2nd Grade:
22
45,837
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
43,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
19
42,370
# Students in 5th Grade:
29
35,557
# Students in 6th Grade:
15
11,124
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
7,438
# Students in 8th Grade:
19
7,747
# Students in 9th Grade:
28
1,444
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
1,335
# Students in 11th Grade:
35
1,345
# Students in 12th Grade:
22
1,328
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,884 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,492 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,884
$17,039
Spending / Student
$18,492
$17,011
Best Potosi School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Potosi Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
128 Highway 61 N
Potosi, WI 53820
(608) 763-2163
Potosi, WI 53820
(608) 763-2163
Grades: PK-5
| 165 students
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