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Beaver Dam Unified School District

3,000 students · 8 schools · 13.5:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #69 of 448 in Wisconsin

Students
3,000
Schools
8
Teachers (FTE)
223
Student–Teacher
13.5:1
County
Dodge
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Beaver Dam Unified School District

Beaver Dam Unified School District is a public school system serving Dodge County, Wisconsin, based in Beaver Dam. It serves 3,000 students across 8 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #69 largest of Wisconsin’s 448 school systems.

Phone9208857300
Address400 E Burnett St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916
CountyDodge County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Beaver Dam Unified School District enrolls 3,000 students in 8 schools — an average of about 375 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #69 of 448 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,000
#69 of 448 in Wisconsin
Schools
8
~375 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Beaver Dam Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,000 students reported):

White
69%
Black
1%
Hispanic
23%
Asian
1%
Two or more
6%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Beaver Dam Unified School District employs about 223 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1 — below the Wisconsin average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 465.

Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
223
classroom teachers
Total staff
465
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Wisconsin funds schools

Wisconsin funds districts mainly through Equalization Aid, a three-tier guaranteed-tax-base formula in which state aid falls as a district’s property value per pupil rises, paired with revenue limits that cap the combined total of state general aid and local property taxes per pupil. On top of the formula, districts receive flat per-pupil categorical aid — $742 per pupil under the 2025–27 budget.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Beaver Dam Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Wisconsin rates schools and districts on the Wisconsin School & District Report Cards, scoring a 0–100 index across Achievement, Growth, Target Group Outcomes and On-Track to Graduation into five ratings from Significantly Exceeds to Fails to Meet Expectations. Look up Beaver Dam Unified School District on the Wisconsin Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Wisconsin does not require accreditation of its public districts; the Department of Public Instruction oversees them directly, and accreditation through Cognia is voluntary. Look up Beaver Dam Unified School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Beaver Dam Unified School District vs. Wisconsin

Enrollment rank
#69
of 448 districts
Ratio
13.5:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Dodge County

See every Wisconsin district side by side in the Wisconsin directory.

Go deeper

Look up Beaver Dam Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Wisconsin Legislature (Equalization Aid and revenue limits) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Beaver Dam Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 5500960. Confirm current details with the district and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.