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Beaver Dam, WI
Public School Ratings




Beaver Dam 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


Beaver Dam Unified School District details

Beaver Dam Unified School District
400 E Burnett St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916

3,173 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Beaver Dam Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.6% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
39%
41%
43%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bdusd4kids School
400 E Burnett St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
PK-PK
Beaver Dam High School
500 Gould St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
09-12
Beaver Dam Middle School
108 Fourth St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
06-08
Jefferson Elementary School
301 Brook St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
PK-05
Lincoln Elementary School
210 Gould St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
KG-05
Prairie View Elementary School
510 N Crystal Lake Rd
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
PK-05
Washington Elementary School
600 Grove St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
KG-05
Wilson Elementary School
405 W Third St
Beaver Dam, WI, 53916
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.8% 70.6%
Black 2.1% 9.2%
Hispanic 21.9% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.1% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,861 $24,942,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $857 $2,720,000 5.3%
Staff $621 $1,971,000 3.8%
General Administration $196 $621,000 1.2%
School Administration $748 $2,373,000 4.6%
Operation $1,892 $6,002,000 11.6%
Transportation $420 $1,333,000 2.6%
Other $628 $1,992,000 3.9%
Total Support $5,361 $17,012,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,052 $9,685,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $16,275 $51,639,000 100.0%
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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