Teaching & learning
District profile / Wisconsin
Reedsburg School District
2,591
Students
2024-25 school year
6
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,955
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median
13.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7
Reedsburg School District is a public school district based in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, serving 2,591 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 432 students each, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Thomas Burkhalter. It spends about $12,955 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Reedsburg compares
ReedsburgWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$42.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 55%Local 36%
| Measure | Reedsburg | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,955 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,115 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $42.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 193 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 365 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 370 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Thomas Burkhalter
Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Area School DistrictMerrill | 2,686 | 7 | $12,350 | 15.4 | #76 |
| Sauk Prairie School DistrictPrairie du Sac | 2,658 | 6 | $12,682 | 13.4 | #78 |
| Baraboo School DistrictBaraboo | 2,598 | 9 | $12,646 | 12.1 | #79 |
| Reedsburg School DistrictReedsburg · this district | 2,591 | 6 | $12,955 | 13.4 | #80 |
| Greendale School DistrictGreendale | 2,546 | 6 | $12,976 | 13.6 | #81 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pennsboro Area School DistrictEnola, PA | 2,593 | $15,309 | 14.1 |
| West Orange-Cove CISDOrange, TX | 2,592 | $11,871 | 14.2 |
| Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell, NY | 2,589 | $18,500 | 13.6 |
| Chillicothe CityChillicothe, OH | 2,589 | $12,678 | 17.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wi-reedsburg-school-district