Wisconsin Dells School District
Wisconsin Dells School District is a public school district based in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, serving 1,790 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #110 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 448 students each, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Terrance Slack. It spends about $12,795 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Wisconsin Dells compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wisconsin Dells | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,795 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,535 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 132 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 248 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 358 | 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 →Terrance Slack
Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kewaskum School DistrictKewaskum | 1,803 | 4 | $12,045 | 15.5 | #109 |
| Wisconsin Dells School DistrictWisconsin Dells · this district | 1,790 | 4 | $12,795 | 13.6 | #110 |
| Ashland School DistrictAshland | 1,784 | 4 | $14,400 | 13.7 | #111 |
| Altoona School DistrictAltoona | 1,778 | 4 | $12,095 | 12.8 | #112 |
| Seymour Community School DistrictSeymour | 1,772 | 4 | $13,321 | 12.9 | #113 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa Public SchoolsCatoosa, OK | 1,792 | $9,667 | 17.1 |
| Forest Hills School DistrictSidman, PA | 1,792 | $13,987 | 14.2 |
| RSU 01 - LkrsuBath, ME | 1,789 | $19,728 | 10.8 |
| Devils Lake 1Devils Lake, ND | 1,789 | $14,902 | 13.4 |
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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