Total enrollment
993
-28 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Westby Area School District
Wisconsin · 993 students · 2 cities
For a Wisconsin district, Westby Area School District runs a compact public-school system: 4 schools and roughly 993 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Westby Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Westby Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #153 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 993 | #183 of 290 | #6,972 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #173 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #90 of 290 | #2,613 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 31.4% | #168 of 289 | #6,493 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Westby Area School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Westby Middle at 59.0% proficient to Coon Valley Elementary at 44.8%, a gap of 14.2 points. That is the 95th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,111 to 993 students (down 11%) and from 86 to 80 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westby High | Westby | High | 09-12 | 319 |
| Westby Elementary | Westby | Elementary | PK-04 | 277 |
| Westby Middle | Westby | Middle | 05-08 | 272 |
| Coon Valley Elementary | Coon Valley | Elementary | PK-04 | 125 |
About Westby Area School District
Westby Area School District is a thinly populated Wisconsin school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 993.
On the school-mix side, Westby Area School District spans 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 248 in this district, meaningfully below the Wisconsin typical of 370.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Westby Area School District has declined 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,021 students to 993.
On allk12, the community for Westby Area School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.