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Birchwood School District is located in northwest Wisconsin. Birchwood School District has 181.63 square miles of land area and 15.44 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Birchwood School District population is 2,122. Birchwood School District median household income is $43,875 in 2010-2014. Birchwood School District median house value is $160,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Birchwood School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (318 out of 376, bottom 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (387 out of 412, bottom 6%)* Rank: #390
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	2,122 (2010-2014), rank #379
Population Growth	4.84% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	10.77/sq mi, rank #402
Median Household Income:	$43,875 at 2010-2014—7.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #350
Median House Price:	$160,000 at 2010-2014—-11.21% increase since 2005-2009, rank #188
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	181.63 sq mi, rank #85
Water Area:	15.44 sq mi (7.84%), rank #38
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Barron County, Rusk County, Sawyer County, Washburn County
City:	Birchwood, Weyerhaeuser, Stone Lake, Exeland, Reserve, Sarona
Zip:	54817, 54895, 54876, 54835, 54870

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Birchwood School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

300 South Wilson St

Birchwood WI, 54817, Washburn County

Phone: 715-354-3471

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	328	356	333	311	299	326	328
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	30.37	29.34	29.90	28.12	27.52	27.30	28.50
Prekindergarten:	0.50	0.50	1.02	1.12	0.52	0.50	0.50
Kindergarten:	1.00	2.00	2.18	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	11.53	11.54	9.97	9.92	9.19	9.80	10.30
Secondary:	16.60	15.14	16.73	15.08	15.81	16.00	16.70
Ungraded:	0.74	0.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	19.99	17.57	16.48	14.56	14.85	15.40	14.80
Instructional Aides:	6.29	4.64	3.10	2.16	2.16	2.20	1.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.30	1.30	1.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.40	0.40	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.90	0.90	1.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.80	1.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.34	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrators:	1.25	1.00	1.25	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	2.79	2.79	2.79	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Student Support Services:	1.49	0.47	1.23	3.10	1.24	1.20	0.80
Other Support Services:	4.37	4.87	4.97	2.50	3.85	4.40	4.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.80	12.13	11.14	11.06	10.86	11.94	11.51

Schools

Birchwood Blue Hills Charter School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	201 East Birch St, Birchwood WI 54817
Birchwood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	300 South Wilson St, Birchwood WI 54817
Birchwood High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 South Wilson St, Birchwood WI 54817
Birchwood Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	300 South Wilson St, Birchwood WI 54817
Birchwood Public Montessori	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	201 East Birch St, Birchwood WI 54817

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WKCE Test
2004	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2008	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2009	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	32%	73%
2010	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2011	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65%	74%
2012	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2013	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	76%
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67%	69%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59%	72%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	50%	47%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	80%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	51%	40%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	70%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	101%	73%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	75%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	78%
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	59%	78%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2013	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	71%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	75%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	78%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	50%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	81%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	81%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	81%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	81%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	35%
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	78%
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	100%	77%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63%	78%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58%	81%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	81%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	50%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	83%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	84%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43%	33%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93%	79%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	93%	92%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	80%	92%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	85%	93%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	92%	93%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	92%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	79%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	79%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57%	81%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	34%	52%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	85%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	81%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	81%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	7%	36%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	79%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44%	54%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	86%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	84%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	84%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	87%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	84%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	25%	35%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	49%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	96%	87%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	87%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	87%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	86%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	30%	38%
2005	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	57%	64%
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65%	66%
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	53%	63%
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	24%	66%
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	50%	61%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53%	80%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	81%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34%	46%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	86%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	85%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	88%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62%	85%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	28%	42%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65%	76%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69%	82%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	79%
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	83%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	83%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	82%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	74%	83%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	69%	82%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,393,000	$16,195		$5,200,000	$16,720		$4,895,000	$16,371
Federal:	$873,000	$2,622	16.2%	$731,000	$2,350	14.1%	$617,000	$2,064	12.6%
State:	$428,000	$1,285	7.9%	$402,000	$1,293	7.7%	$394,000	$1,318	8.0%
Local:	$4,092,000	$12,288	75.9%	$4,067,000	$13,077	78.2%	$3,884,000	$12,990	79.3%
Total Expenditures:	$5,169,000	$15,523		$4,896,000	$15,743		$4,519,000	$15,114
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,525,000	$13,589		$4,348,000	$13,981		$3,873,000	$12,953
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,345,000	$7,042	51.8%	$2,453,000	$7,887	56.4%	$2,282,000	$7,632	58.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$648,000	$1,946	14.3%	$612,000	$1,968	14.1%	$339,000	$1,134	8.8%
Administration:	$556,000	$1,670	12.3%	$582,000	$1,871	13.4%	$486,000	$1,625	12.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$976,000	$2,931	21.6%	$701,000	$2,254	16.1%	$766,000	$2,562	19.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$260,000	$781		$186,000	$598		$93,000	$311
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$119,000	$357		$104,000	$334		$155,000	$518
Interest on Debt:	$69,000	$207		$75,000	$241		$104,000	$348

Total Salary:	$2,106,000	$6,324		$2,029,000	$6,524		$1,952,000	$6,528
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,462,000	$4,390	69.4%	$1,445,000	$4,646	71.2%	$1,355,000	$4,532	69.4%
Other Salary:	$644,000	$1,934	30.6%	$584,000	$1,878	28.8%	$597,000	$1,997	30.6%
Total Benefit:	$989,000	$2,970		$1,141,000	$3,669		$1,080,000	$3,612
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$709,000	$2,129	71.7%	$858,000	$2,759	75.2%	$778,000	$2,602	72.0%
Other Benefit:	$280,000	$841	28.3%	$283,000	$910	24.8%	$302,000	$1,010	28.0%

* Birchwood 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.