- Mequon-Thiensville School District
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The Mequon-Thiensville School District (MTSD) is a school district that serves the Milwaukee suburbs of Mequon and Thiensville, Wisconsin. As of 2008, the superintendent was Demond Means.
The district has a ratio of 16 students per teacher.
In recent years, the district has faced fiscal problems as enrollment started to decline and a new state formula was implemented in school funding. Voters rejected a $7.5 million budget increase in February 2006.[1] The district has hired a fund raiser, former local television personality Dennis Krause, giving him the title of Community Resource Director.[2]
The district has a 98% graduation rate and 96% of its students go on to higher education. It also has a nationally honored arts and music curriculum. Its football team won state in 2010 against Madison.
Recently, groups have wanted to cut the music, art, and gym specialists and replace them with normal teachers in the elementary schools to save money. An decision on such a controversial plan has not been met.
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Demographics
MTSD served 3,803 students in the 2007-2008 school year.[3] The students of the district were 88.68% white, 5.95% black, 3.62% Asian, 1.46% Hispanic and 0.29% Native American. [1] The number of students in the district is also slowly declining after consistently increasing until 2001.
Schools
- Homestead High School
- Steffen Middle School [2]
- Lakeshore Middle School [3]
- Donges Bay Grade School [4]
- Oriole Lane Grade School [5]
- Wilson Grade School [6]
Former schools
- Range Line Grade School, closed in 2005
- Grand Avenue School, closed in 1982, building now houses condominiums
References
- ^ Goodloe, Katharine. "Mequon-Thiensville district considers increasing fees to meet budget". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- ^ Reid Epstein "Meet Me at School in the (Your Name Here) Cafeteria" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 29, 2006, at A1
- ^ Mequon-Thiensville School District
External links
Categories:- Wisconsin school stubs
- Education in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
- School districts in Wisconsin
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