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Black River Falls School District

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Black River Falls School District is located close to the center of Wisconsin. Black River Falls School District has 451.62 square miles of land area and 6.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Black River Falls School District population is 12,464. Black River Falls School District median household income is $44,791 in 2010-2014. Black River Falls School District median house value is $124,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Black River Falls School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (351 out of 376, bottom 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (394 out of 412, bottom 4%)* Rank: #412
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	12,464 (2010-2014), rank #121
Population Growth	6.94% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	27.23/sq mi, rank #328
Median Household Income:	$44,791 at 2010-2014—-1.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #337
Median House Price:	$124,200 at 2010-2014—5.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #344
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	451.62 sq mi, rank #16
Water Area:	6.17 sq mi (1.35%), rank #85
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Jackson County, Monroe County
City:	Hatfield, Merrillan, Black River Falls, Taylor, Melrose, Hixton, Alma Center, Pittsville, Warrens, Millston
Zip:	54754, 54615, 54659, 54642, 54635, 54611, 54466, 54666, 54643
Area:	Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Black River Falls School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 North 4th St

Black River Falls WI, 54615, Jackson County

Phone: 715-284-4357

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,831	1,789	1,824	1,797	1,843	1,898	1,809
English Language Learner Students:	5	11	9	5	7	11	1
Total Teachers:	134.02	132.01	129.85	141.52	148.10	145.10	140.40
Prekindergarten:	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.50	5.50	3.00
Kindergarten:	8.02	12.00	8.00	9.00	11.00	10.00	9.00
Elementary:	56.37	52.79	53.95	55.88	58.63	56.60	55.60
Secondary:	63.63	62.22	62.55	71.35	72.50	73.00	72.80
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.35	0.29	0.47	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	100.37	104.23	101.99	114.84	117.33	119.30	118.60
Instructional Aides:	22.43	24.77	22.02	32.75	36.71	35.90	35.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.60	1.10	1.10	1.10	0.60	0.60	1.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Library/Media Support:	3.26	3.25	3.25	4.57	2.00	2.00	4.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	4.69	4.70	4.70	4.90	4.90	4.90	5.70
School Administrators:	6.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.50	5.50
School Administrative Support:	6.89	7.60	7.60	9.10	8.30	9.80	7.80
Student Support Services:	11.45	9.28	9.98	7.08	10.17	9.40	11.30
Other Support Services:	37.05	38.53	37.34	38.84	37.15	39.70	38.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.66	13.55	14.05	12.70	12.44	13.08	12.88

Schools

Black River Area Green School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	301 North 4th St, Black River Falls WI 54615
Black River Falls High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1200 Pierce St, Black River Falls WI 54615
Black River Falls Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1202 Pierce St, Black River Falls WI 54615
Forrest Street Early Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	720 Forrest St, Black River Falls WI 54615
Gebhardt Elementary	Grade 4 to Grade 5	411 Gebhardt Rd, Black River Falls WI 54615
Third Street Elementary	Grade 2 to Grade 3	206 North 3rd St, Black River Falls WI 54615

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WKCE Test
2004	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2005	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64%	69%
2006	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	70%
2007	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2008	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	57%	73%
2009	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	73%
2010	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2011	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2012	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2013	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67%	70%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55%	70%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30%	47%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70%	78%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	31%	40%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	73%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71%	78%
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	63%	73%
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	65%	74%
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	59%	76%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	79%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	78%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	82%
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2013	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	73%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	75%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	78%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	27%	50%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	81%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	35%
2005	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	78%
2006	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	78%
2007	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70%	78%
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	65%	78%
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61%	71%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62%	77%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	81%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70%	81%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	81%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38%	50%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	84%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	83%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	29%	33%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70%	79%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	79%
2005	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%
2006	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	97%	91%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	89%	93%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	79%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	81%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43%	52%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	85%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	24%	36%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49%	72%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53%	75%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	79%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45%	54%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	84%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	86%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	84%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	87%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	84%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	26%	35%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	82%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74%	80%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36%	49%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	84%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	86%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	87%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	86%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	29%	38%
2004	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2005	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	64%
2006	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2007	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55%	61%
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	52%	64%
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54%	65%
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65%	66%
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	44%	63%
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	66%
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	61%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48%	65%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	78%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70%	81%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31%	46%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	79%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	83%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	86%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	86%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	88%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33%	42%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	78%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	84%
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	75%	83%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	82%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	75%	83%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	80%	83%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,771,000	$11,936		$22,339,000	$12,431		$21,712,000	$11,781
Federal:	$2,336,000	$1,281	10.7%	$2,103,000	$1,170	9.4%	$2,646,000	$1,436	12.2%
State:	$11,421,000	$6,262	52.5%	$12,489,000	$6,950	55.9%	$12,375,000	$6,715	57.0%
Local:	$8,014,000	$4,394	36.8%	$7,747,000	$4,311	34.7%	$6,691,000	$3,630	30.8%
Total Expenditures:	$20,603,000	$11,296		$21,659,000	$12,053		$21,455,000	$11,641
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,358,000	$10,065		$19,997,000	$11,128		$19,657,000	$10,666
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,816,000	$5,930	58.9%	$12,371,000	$6,884	61.9%	$12,325,000	$6,687	62.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,813,000	$994	9.9%	$1,786,000	$994	8.9%	$1,683,000	$913	8.6%
Administration:	$2,388,000	$1,309	13.0%	$2,487,000	$1,384	12.4%	$2,296,000	$1,246	11.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,341,000	$1,832	18.2%	$3,353,000	$1,866	16.8%	$3,353,000	$1,819	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,420,000	$779		$827,000	$460		$961,000	$521
Construction:	$566,000	$310		$285,000	$159		$367,000	$199
Total Other:	$29,000	$16		$29,000	$16		$29,000	$16
Interest on Debt:	$135,000	$74		$161,000	$90		$191,000	$104

Total Salary:	$10,689,000	$5,860		$11,180,000	$6,221		$11,279,000	$6,120
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,298,000	$4,001	68.3%	$7,847,000	$4,367	70.2%	$7,955,000	$4,316	70.5%
Other Salary:	$3,391,000	$1,859	31.7%	$3,333,000	$1,855	29.8%	$3,324,000	$1,804	29.5%
Total Benefit:	$4,417,000	$2,422		$5,641,000	$3,139		$5,370,000	$2,914
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,771,000	$1,519	62.7%	$3,757,000	$2,091	66.6%	$3,587,000	$1,946	66.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,646,000	$902	37.3%	$1,884,000	$1,048	33.4%	$1,783,000	$967	33.2%

* Black River Falls School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.