Enrollment
329
High
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551419001845
Spencer Junior High/High
300 N School St, Spencer, WI 54479 · (715) 659-4211 · Marathon County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
110 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 16% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Spencer School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 71.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Spencer Junior High/High
Spencer Junior High/High's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Junior High/High this school | 329 | 33.4% | 54.6% |
| Brodhead High Brodhead | 313 | 34.2% | 28.9% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 325 | 32.0% | 46.8% |
| River Valley High Spring Green | 364 | 30.8% | 60.5% |
| Amery High Amery | 418 | 32.1% | 60.5% |
| Weyauwega High Weyauwega | 274 | 32.5% | 60.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Spencer Junior High/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #106 of 402 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #23 of 64 ▼ 17 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #20 of 64 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #233 of 532 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #168 of 325 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #227 of 325 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #216 of 418 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #92 of 203 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 22.6 | 14.5:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 23.6 | 14.3:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 25.9 | 13.9:1 | 39% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 23.6 | 15.6:1 | 38% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 42% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 13% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer Junior High/High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (368 to 329); teachers down 4% (23.6 to 22.6).
About Spencer Junior High/High
Spencer Junior High/High serves students in Spencer, Wisconsin, as a small high school. Federal data show 329 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 475 students for high schools in Wisconsin.
Spencer School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 619 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Spencer Junior High/High is White, at 88%. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Marathon County residents, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Spencer Junior High/High are from different groups.
With 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Spencer Junior High/High, 33% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public high schools, Spencer Junior High/High outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Spencer Junior High/High, the prediction is 57.1% and the result is 54.6%.
For the population of Marathon County, the median household earns about $77,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Spencer Junior High/High shares Marathon County with 51 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Spencer Elementary is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Spencer Junior High/High. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Spencer Junior High/High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.3 in 2020-21.
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Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer School District
- Spencer ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer Elementary0.0 mi · 290
- Grant Elementary8.0 mi · 554
- Washington Elementary8.5 mi · 316
- Marshfield High9.1 mi · 1,181
- Madison Elementary9.1 mi · 295
- Marshfield K49.4 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer Junior High/HighHow large is Spencer Junior High/High?
Spencer Junior High/High enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Spencer Junior High/High serve?
Spencer Junior High/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Spencer Junior High/High have?
Spencer Junior High/High employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spencer Junior High/High?
At Spencer Junior High/High, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Spencer Junior High/High public or private?
Spencer Junior High/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spencer School District.
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