Sauk Prairie School District

440 13th St
Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Sauk Prairie School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 570 students in Sauk Prairie School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Sauk Prairie School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
6 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
2,686 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
201 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Sauk Prairie 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (WI)
#232 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
40%
39%
37%
38%
46%
44%
95%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.26
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
10%
15%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
86%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,685 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 $27,801 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (WI)
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,685
$17,039
Spending / Student
$27,801
$17,011

Best Sauk Prairie School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sauk Prairie Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
207 Maple St
Sauk City, WI 53583
(608) 643-5500
Grades: 6-8
| 570 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 2,686 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 14%
  • : 95% (Top 30% in WI)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 40% (Top 50%)
  • : 37% (Btm 50%)
  • : 46% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WI Dept. of Education

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