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Potosi School District

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Potosi School District is located in south Wisconsin. Potosi School District has 64.30 square miles of land area and 14.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Potosi School District population is 2,344. Potosi School District median household income is $53,063 in 2010-2014. Potosi School District median house value is $144,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Potosi School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (87 out of 376, top 23%) Elementary/Middle School: (64 out of 412, top 16%)* Rank: #85
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	2,344 (2010-2014), rank #372
Population Growth	3.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	29.72/sq mi, rank #311
Median Household Income:	$53,063 at 2010-2014—10.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #207
Median House Price:	$144,300 at 2010-2014—24.61% increase since 2005-2009, rank #258
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	64.30 sq mi, rank #303
Water Area:	14.58 sq mi (18.48%), rank #40
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Grant County
City:	Potosi, Platteville, Cuba City, Lancaster, Tennyson
Zip:	53820, 53818, 53807, 53813
Area:	Platteville, WI

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Potosi School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

128 Hwy 61 North

Potosi WI, 53820, Grant County

Phone: 608-763-2162

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	324	348	345	327	339	359	378
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	31.93	32.08	34.21	33.31	36.21	37.20	35.80
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	11.42	10.92	10.92	10.02	10.59	10.80	9.40
Secondary:	18.51	19.16	21.29	21.79	23.12	23.40	23.40
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	25.91	21.51	21.98	22.74	22.62	22.60	24.00
Instructional Aides:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.67	0.63	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.25	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	1.75	1.75	1.75	1.75	1.75	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	0.93	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.90	2.90
Student Support Services:	2.66	2.66	2.76	2.76	2.58	2.40	2.80
Other Support Services:	7.75	7.07	7.07	6.83	6.89	6.90	6.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.15	10.85	10.08	9.82	9.36	9.65	10.56

Schools

Potosi Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	128 Hwy 61 North, Potosi WI 53820
Potosi High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	128 Hwy 61 North, Potosi WI 53820
Potosi Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	128 Hwy 61 North, Potosi WI 53820

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
WKCE Test
2004	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2008	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2009	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2010	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2011	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2012	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64%	73%
2013	Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	58%	76%
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	42%	47%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	77%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	15%	40%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2012	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2013	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	77%	82%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	73%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	75%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	78%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	78%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	50%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	80%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	81%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	80%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	81%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	81%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	35%
2004	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	94%	78%
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90%	78%
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	95%	78%
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	73%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	78%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70%	81%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57%	50%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	81%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	83%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	83%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	84%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	26%	33%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	100%	80%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	79%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96%	79%
2004	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	90%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	92%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94%	79%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95%	79%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	81%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	39%	52%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	81%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	36%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94%	77%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	79%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	81%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46%	54%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	86%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	84%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	87%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	29%	35%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	80%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94%	80%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94%	82%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47%	49%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	86%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95%	87%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94%	87%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	86%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	22%	38%
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73%	64%
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	33%	63%
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51%	66%
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	61%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61%	80%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94%	81%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	46%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	86%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	86%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67%	88%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53%	42%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	82%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	79%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	79%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	100%	83%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	96%	83%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	82%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	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:	$5,298,000	$15,357		$5,504,000	$16,832		$5,603,000	$16,528
Federal:	$311,000	$901	5.9%	$249,000	$761	4.5%	$420,000	$1,239	7.5%
State:	$2,810,000	$8,145	53.0%	$3,153,000	$9,642	57.3%	$3,118,000	$9,198	55.6%
Local:	$2,177,000	$6,310	41.1%	$2,102,000	$6,428	38.2%	$2,065,000	$6,091	36.9%
Total Expenditures:	$5,082,000	$14,730		$5,436,000	$16,624		$5,389,000	$15,897
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,730,000	$13,710		$5,026,000	$15,370		$5,006,000	$14,767
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,719,000	$7,881	57.5%	$3,215,000	$9,832	64.0%	$3,271,000	$9,649	65.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$265,000	$768	5.6%	$306,000	$936	6.1%	$280,000	$826	5.6%
Administration:	$783,000	$2,270	16.6%	$612,000	$1,872	12.2%	$554,000	$1,634	11.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$963,000	$2,791	20.4%	$893,000	$2,731	17.8%	$901,000	$2,658	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$97,000	$281		$144,000	$440		$97,000	$286
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$13,000	$38		$8,000	$24		$16,000	$47
Interest on Debt:	$50,000	$145		$54,000	$165		$57,000	$168

Total Salary:	$2,498,000	$7,241		$2,485,000	$7,599		$2,487,000	$7,336
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,824,000	$5,287	73.0%	$1,857,000	$5,679	74.7%	$1,865,000	$5,501	75.0%
Other Salary:	$674,000	$1,954	27.0%	$628,000	$1,920	25.3%	$622,000	$1,835	25.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,056,000	$3,061		$1,445,000	$4,419		$1,526,000	$4,501
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$701,000	$2,032	66.4%	$1,136,000	$3,474	78.6%	$1,212,000	$3,575	79.4%
Other Benefit:	$355,000	$1,029	33.6%	$309,000	$945	21.4%	$314,000	$926	20.6%

* Potosi School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.