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West Salem School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending
West Salem School District runs 3 public schools with 1,814 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,814
- Teachers (FTE)
- 136
- Students per teacher
- 13.3
- WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 405 E Hamlin St, West Salem, WI 54669
- Phone
- (608)786-0700
- County
- La Crosse County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5516350
- State district ID
- WI-6370
- Total staff (FTE)
- 272
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 302 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.3
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 (1,782), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $30.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.7 million
- State revenue
- $14.1 million
- Local revenue
- $14.4 million
- Total spending
- $28.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,807
- Salaries
- $13.5 million47.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $24.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.8%
- State: 46.7%
- Local: 47.6%
Wisconsin overall
- Federal: 8.3%
- State: 45.0%
- Local: 46.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,807
Wisconsin$16,827
United States$16,826
Schools in West Salem School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| West Salem Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 677 | 13.5 |
| West Salem High | High | 9 to 12 | 603 | 14.0 |
| West Salem Middle | Middle | 5 to 8 | 534 | 12.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in La Crosse County
- La Crosse School District 5,717 students
- Holmen School District 3,787 students
- Onalaska School District 2,920 students
- Bangor School District 665 students
- Cooperative Ed Serv Agcy 04
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.