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Mount Horeb Area School District

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Steven Salerno · #84 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,298

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,943

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Wisconsin median

13.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Mount Horeb Area School District is a public school district based in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, serving 2,298 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #84 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 383 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Steven Salerno. It spends about $11,943 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.

How Mount Horeb Area compares

Mount Horeb AreaWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,943

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,913

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school383

Wisconsin median 430 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.7

Wisconsin median 13.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor383

Wisconsin median 358 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 50%Local 45%

Measure	Mount Horeb Area	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,943	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,913	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	168	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	319	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.7	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	383	358	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Wisconsin median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Steven Salerno

Superintendent, Mount Horeb Area School District

Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in Wisconsin

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield	2,364	5	$12,233	13.6	#83
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictMount Horeb · this district	2,298	6	$11,943	13.7	#84
Rhinelander School DistrictRhinelander	2,295	6	$18,136	12.5	#85
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson	2,291	7	$15,015	12.2	#86
Grafton School DistrictGrafton	2,192	4	$12,918	15.5	#87

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Groton-DunstableGroton, MA	2,300	$20,321	13.5
New Providence School DistrictNew Providence, NJ	2,298	$19,128	11.6
Buckeye Valley LocalDelaware, OH	2,298	$13,229	17.0
Clark Township Public School DistrictClark, NJ	2,297	$17,925	12.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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