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Alma School District

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Alma School District is located in west Wisconsin. Alma School District has 125.70 square miles of land area and 12.81 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Alma School District population is 1,515. Alma School District median household income is $47,500 in 2010-2014. Alma School District median house value is $153,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Alma School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (200 out of 376, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (349 out of 412, bottom 15%)* Rank: #298
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,515 (2010-2014), rank #406
Population Growth	-9.77% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	10.94/sq mi, rank #400
Median Household Income:	$47,500 at 2010-2014—7.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #291
Median House Price:	$153,500 at 2010-2014—17.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #222
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	125.70 sq mi, rank #167
Water Area:	12.81 sq mi (9.25%), rank #45
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Buffalo County
City:	Alma, Nelson, Durand
Zip:	54610, 54756, 54736

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Alma School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

S1618 State Rd 35

Alma WI, 54610, Buffalo County

Phone: 608-685-4416

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	252	270	268	276	299	289	301
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	21.16	21.93	21.64	22.87	24.92	26.60	27.20
Prekindergarten:	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.75	0.70	0.70	0.70
Kindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	8.28	8.57	8.78	9.79	10.60	10.00	9.90
Secondary:	11.18	11.66	11.16	11.33	12.62	14.90	15.60
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	14.97	13.92	15.54	16.89	23.68	23.20	23.20
Instructional Aides:	1.81	1.58	2.16	2.32	2.95	3.50	3.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.80	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.80	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.42	0.28	0.31	0.35	0.50	0.50
District Administrators:	0.65	0.65	1.00	0.85	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	2.65	2.63	2.65	2.73	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	1.35	1.35	1.27	1.82	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Student Support Services:	1.37	1.31	0.93	1.05	1.83	1.70	1.70
Other Support Services:	5.60	4.58	6.05	6.41	10.55	9.50	9.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.91	12.31	12.38	12.07	12.00	10.86	11.07

Schools

Alma Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 8	S1618 State Rd 35, Alma WI 54610
Alma High		Grade 9 to Grade 12	S1618 State Rd 35, Alma WI 54610

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WKCE Test
2005	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65%	69%
2008	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2009	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2010	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2011	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2012	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2013	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	32%	47%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	80%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	31%	40%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	75%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	65%	73%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	79%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	78%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2013	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	63%	82%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	78%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	75%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	78%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	15%	50%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	81%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	20%	35%
2005	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2007	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	75%	76%
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	100%	77%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63%	82%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	81%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	81%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	81%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96%	82%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	83%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	83%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	84%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	29%	33%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	79%
2005	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	96%	91%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	92%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	95%	93%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	92%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63%	79%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69%	80%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	81%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41%	52%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	81%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	85%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	81%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	23%	36%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71%	79%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	81%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	54%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	86%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	84%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	35%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	80%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	82%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	49%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	86%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95%	87%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	86%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54%	38%
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	45%	65%
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	66%
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	63%
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	66%
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	67%	61%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	81%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	25%	46%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	86%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	86%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	88%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	41%	42%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	69%	83%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	73%	83%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	82%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84%	83%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$3,423,000	$12,772		$3,848,000	$13,942		$3,889,000	$13,007
Federal:	$261,000	$974	7.6%	$358,000	$1,297	9.3%	$599,000	$2,003	15.4%
State:	$1,429,000	$5,332	41.7%	$1,589,000	$5,757	41.3%	$1,522,000	$5,090	39.1%
Local:	$1,733,000	$6,466	50.6%	$1,901,000	$6,888	49.4%	$1,768,000	$5,913	45.5%
Total Expenditures:	$3,353,000	$12,511		$3,794,000	$13,746		$3,993,000	$13,355
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,208,000	$11,970		$3,662,000	$13,268		$3,806,000	$12,729
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,894,000	$7,067	59.0%	$2,226,000	$8,065	60.8%	$2,327,000	$7,783	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$156,000	$582	4.9%	$188,000	$681	5.1%	$345,000	$1,154	9.1%
Administration:	$474,000	$1,769	14.8%	$531,000	$1,924	14.5%	$447,000	$1,495	11.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$684,000	$2,552	21.3%	$717,000	$2,598	19.6%	$687,000	$2,298	18.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$43,000	$160		$43,000	$156		$23,000	$77
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$13,000	$49		$20,000	$72		$19,000	$64

Total Salary:	$1,797,000	$6,705		$1,955,000	$7,083		$2,104,000	$7,037
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,231,000	$4,593	68.5%	$1,318,000	$4,775	67.4%	$1,386,000	$4,635	65.9%
Other Salary:	$566,000	$2,112	31.5%	$637,000	$2,308	32.6%	$718,000	$2,401	34.1%
Total Benefit:	$760,000	$2,836		$1,058,000	$3,833		$1,093,000	$3,656
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$536,000	$2,000	70.5%	$781,000	$2,830	73.8%	$785,000	$2,625	71.8%
Other Benefit:	$224,000	$836	29.5%	$277,000	$1,004	26.2%	$308,000	$1,030	28.2%

* Alma School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.