Measured in dollars from Wisconsin DPI

Released this October, the number for general state aid to local school districts are posted online down at dpi.wi.gov. These are the numbers for Pierce County and downriver.

Starting at the Confluence of the Mississippi with the St. Croix, the Prescott school district saw a figure of $8,431,834 in general state aid for the 2020-21 academic year. This represents a 0.28 percent or $23,658 increase in state aid from 2019, when the figure was $8,408,176.

Moving up to River Falls, the general state aid to local schools for 2020-21 registers at $19,245,146, a full 9.67 percent or $1,696,293 increase over the year previous, when the figure was closer to $17.5 million. For Ellsworth Community Schools, meanwhile, the general state aid came out to $10,749,047 in 2020-21 school year, a 5.45 percent or $555,622 increase over the year previous, when the figure stood at $10,193,425.

Following upon Ellsworth is Elmwood, with a total in general state aid for 2020-21 of $2,536,757, a 2.31 percent or $57,169 increase over the year previous, when aid stood at $2,479,588. Finally for Pierce County, the Plum City Area saw a net decrease of 8.86 percent or $147,193 less in state funding than the year previous, coming out to a figure of $1,514,144 in 2020-21. So what about elsewhere?

Glancing downstream, the Pepin Area School District came out with just $569,062 in general Wisconsin state aid for 2020-21, an increase of 205.89 percent or $383,027 dollars over the state aid figure from 2019 of $186,035. Last but not least is Durand-Arkansaw, with a figure of $6,110,595 for the current school year, a 6.90 percent or $394,396 increase from the 2019-20 academic year, when the figure was $5,716,199. More information including that on state aid is available by visiting dpi.wi.gov.