Top Rankings
Rhinelander School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 472 students in Rhinelander School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Rhinelander School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), 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
2,222 Students
248,256 Students
# Teachers
185 Teachers
17,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rhinelander 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 increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#337 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.59
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
3%
15%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
88%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,013 is higher than the state median of $17,038. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,549 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,013
$17,038
Spending / Student
$20,549
$17,011
Best Rhinelander School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
James Williams Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
915 Acacia Ln
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(715) 365-9220
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(715) 365-9220
Grades: 6-8
| 472 students
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