Regular local school district · Pierce County
River Falls School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending
River Falls School District runs 8 public schools with 3,442 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 3,442
- Teachers (FTE)
- 224
- Students per teacher
- 15.4
- WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 852 E Division St, River Falls, WI 54022
- Phone
- (715)425-1800
- County
- Pierce County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5513050
- State district ID
- WI-4893
- Total staff (FTE)
- 444
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 344 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
- Charter schools
- 2
Students per teacher compared
This district15.4
Wisconsin14.0
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,427), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $51.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.8 million
- State revenue
- $23.7 million
- Local revenue
- $25.0 million
- Total spending
- $50.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,772
- Salaries
- $23.0 million45.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $58.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 48.6%
Wisconsin overall
- Federal: 8.3%
- State: 45.0%
- Local: 46.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,772
Wisconsin$16,827
United States$16,826
Schools in River Falls School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Greenwood Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 409 | 14.1 |
| Meyer Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 725 | 14.8 |
| Renaissance Charter AcademyCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 49 | 9.8 |
| River Falls 4 Children | Prekindergarten | PK | 164 | 82.0 |
| River Falls High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,062 | 16.1 |
| River Falls Public Montessori AcademyCharter | Elementary | PK to 6 | 189 | 18.9 |
| Rocky Branch Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 441 | 13.4 |
| Westside Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 403 | 15.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pierce County
- Ellsworth Community School District 1,597 students
- Prescott School District 1,184 students
- Spring Valley School District 651 students
- Elmwood School District 330 students
- Plum City School District 215 students
More in Wisconsin
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.