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. The district has hired a fund raiser, former local television personality Dennis Krause, giving him the title of Community Resource Director.
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.
School district
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that serves the Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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suburbs of Mequon
Mequon, Wisconsin
Mequon is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 21,823 at the 2000 census, and an estimated population of 23,739 in July 2009...
and Thiensville
Thiensville, Wisconsin
Thiensville is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,254 at the 2000 census. It was founded by its namesake, John Henry Thien....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. 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. The district has hired a fund raiser, former local television personality Dennis Krause, giving him the title of Community Resource Director.
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.
Demographics
MTSD served 3,803 students in the 2007-2008 school year. The students of the district were 88.68% white, 5.95% black, 3.62% Asian, 1.46% Hispanic and 0.29% Native American. http://wi.localschooldirectory.com/schools.php/cPath/19226 The number of students in the district is also slowly declining after consistently increasing until 2001.Schools
- Homestead High School
- Steffen Middle School http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/Steffen/
- Lakeshore Middle School http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/Lake_Shore/
- Donges Bay Grade School http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/Donges_Bay/
- Oriole Lane Grade School http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/oriolelane/index.html
- Wilson Grade School http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/wilson/default.html
Former schools
- Range Line Grade School, closed in 2005
- Grand Avenue School, closed in 1982, building now houses condominiums