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Northwood School District

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Northwood School District is located in northwest Wisconsin. Northwood School District has 400.38 square miles of land area and 25.11 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Northwood School District population is 2,909. Northwood School District median household income is $47,525 in 2010-2014. Northwood School District median house value is $171,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Northwood School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (276 out of 376, bottom 27%) Elementary/Middle School: (401 out of 412, bottom 3%)* Rank: #376
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	2,909 (2010-2014), rank #344
Population Growth	-15.24% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	6.84/sq mi, rank #417
Median Household Income:	$47,525 at 2010-2014—20.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #290
Median House Price:	$171,600 at 2010-2014—16.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #154
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	400.38 sq mi, rank #22
Water Area:	25.11 sq mi (5.90%), rank #22
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Douglas County, Washburn County
City:	Gordon, Solon Springs, Minong, Trego
Zip:	54838, 54873, 54859, 54888
Area:	Duluth, MN-WI

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Northwood School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

N14463 Hwy 53

Minong WI, 54859, Washburn County

Phone: 715-466-2297

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	375	362	364	374	392	423	435
English Language Learner Students:	2	3	1	1	1	2	3
Total Teachers:	33.29	33.75	31.75	33.43	33.61	36.60	37.20
Prekindergarten:	2.40	2.50	1.50	2.00	1.80	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.80	1.60	1.60
Elementary:	12.22	13.03	11.50	10.36	12.38	15.20	15.10
Secondary:	16.57	15.54	15.17	17.53	16.09	16.30	16.60
Ungraded:	0.10	0.68	2.58	2.54	2.54	2.50	2.90
Total Other Staff:	17.48	15.81	15.17	20.94	24.47	25.20	23.90
Instructional Aides:	2.45	2.58	2.76	3.26	5.25	7.50	8.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.85	0.65	0.35	1.30	2.15	1.50	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.60	1.70	1.70	1.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.80	0.70	0.70	0.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.80	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.70	0.38	0.60	0.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	0.90	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.05	1.10	1.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	1.22	2.09	2.12	2.78	2.90	2.80	2.90
Student Support Services:	1.75	1.18	1.17	2.98	2.71	1.70	2.00
Other Support Services:	5.31	4.31	4.77	5.32	6.33	6.30	5.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.26	10.73	11.46	11.19	11.66	11.56	11.69

Schools

Northstar Community Charter School	Grade 4 to Grade 8	N14463 Hwy 53, Minong WI 54859
Northwood High/Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 12	N14463 Hwy 53, Minong WI 54859
Northwood School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	N14463 Hwy 53, Minong WI 54859

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WKCE Test
2006	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	59%	70%
2008	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2009	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2010	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2011	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2012	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	72%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	68%	73%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	78%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	79%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	78%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	71%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	78%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	75%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	79%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	81%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	80%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	81%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	81%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	81%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	20%	35%
2004	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2007	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	76%
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	63%	78%
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	57%	78%
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	65%	77%
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	38%	78%
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38%	77%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	82%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	81%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44%	81%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	81%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	81%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	83%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	83%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56%	83%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	34%	33%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	80%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56%	77%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59%	77%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	79%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2004	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83%	90%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83%	91%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	86%	92%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	90%	93%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	75%	93%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87%	92%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	79%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	81%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	35%	52%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	85%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	81%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	30%	36%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	81%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40%	54%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	86%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	87%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73%	84%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40%	35%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	80%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63%	80%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74%	82%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	8%	49%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	83%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	86%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	87%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	86%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	20%	38%
2007	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	61%
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	57%	64%
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	66%
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	63%
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	66%
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	62%	61%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64%	80%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38%	46%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	86%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	85%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	85%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	38%	42%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76%	78%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	79%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	83%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	94%	83%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,402,000	$17,588		$6,549,000	$17,511		$6,397,000	$16,319
Federal:	$844,000	$2,319	13.2%	$775,000	$2,072	11.8%	$784,000	$2,000	12.3%
State:	$504,000	$1,385	7.9%	$495,000	$1,324	7.6%	$461,000	$1,176	7.2%
Local:	$5,054,000	$13,885	78.9%	$5,279,000	$14,115	80.6%	$5,152,000	$13,143	80.5%
Total Expenditures:	$5,541,000	$15,223		$5,921,000	$15,832		$5,654,000	$14,423
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,931,000	$13,547		$5,218,000	$13,952		$5,066,000	$12,923
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,771,000	$7,613	56.2%	$3,084,000	$8,246	59.1%	$3,043,000	$7,763	60.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$654,000	$1,797	13.3%	$466,000	$1,246	8.9%	$501,000	$1,278	9.9%
Administration:	$584,000	$1,604	11.8%	$627,000	$1,676	12.0%	$602,000	$1,536	11.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$922,000	$2,533	18.7%	$1,041,000	$2,783	20.0%	$920,000	$2,347	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$209,000	$574		$129,000	$345		$143,000	$365
Construction:	$123,000	$338		$82,000	$219		$101,000	$258
Total Other:	$98,000	$269		$101,000	$270		$19,000	$48
Interest on Debt:	$41,000	$113		$153,000	$409		$129,000	$329

Total Salary:	$2,573,000	$7,069		$2,802,000	$7,492		$2,696,000	$6,878
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,704,000	$4,681	66.2%	$1,945,000	$5,201	69.4%	$1,863,000	$4,753	69.1%
Other Salary:	$869,000	$2,387	33.8%	$857,000	$2,291	30.6%	$833,000	$2,125	30.9%
Total Benefit:	$1,265,000	$3,475		$1,375,000	$3,676		$1,369,000	$3,492
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$853,000	$2,343	67.4%	$948,000	$2,535	68.9%	$939,000	$2,395	68.6%
Other Benefit:	$412,000	$1,132	32.6%	$427,000	$1,142	31.1%	$430,000	$1,097	31.4%

* Northwood School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.