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Tomorrow River School District

Amherst, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Ryan Ruggles · #155 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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1,198

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,670

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Wisconsin median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Tomorrow River School District is a public school district based in Amherst, Wisconsin, serving 1,198 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #155 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 240 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Ryan Ruggles. It spends about $11,670 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Tomorrow River compares

Tomorrow RiverWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,670

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,431

Wisconsin median $7,657 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school240

Wisconsin median 430 · 44% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Wisconsin median 13.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor399

Wisconsin median 358 · 11% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$16.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 47%Local 48%

Measure	Tomorrow River	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,670	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,431	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$16.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$16.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	91	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	150	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	399	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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Ryan Ruggles

Superintendent, Tomorrow River 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
Tomorrow River School DistrictAmherst · this district	1,198	5	$11,670	13.2	#155
Berlin Area School DistrictBerlin	1,197	3	$13,009	12.5	#156
Nekoosa School DistrictNekoosa	1,197	6	$13,909	13.8	#157
Prescott School DistrictPrescott	1,184	4	$12,716	14.6	#158
Cameron School DistrictCameron	1,177	5	$12,001	14.2	#159

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kingsburg Joint Union HighKingsburg, CA	1,199	$13,952	19.7
John Swett UnifiedRodeo, CA	1,198	$14,624	20.0
Buhl Joint DistrictBuhl, ID	1,198	$9,642	17.4
Southern Columbia Area School DistrictCatawissa, PA	1,198	$15,578	11.4

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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