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What Wisconsin School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Wisconsin school district spends $14,172 per student per year, $371 below the national median of $14,543, across all 422 districts the state reports. The 420 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 818,451 students account for $11.9 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

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Wisconsin at a Glance

Median district, per student$14,172
National median district$14,543
Districts listed420 of 422
Students listed818,451
Median district, math≈43%
Median district, reading≈42%

Every Wisconsin District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 2 further Wisconsin districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Wisconsin school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
DistrictStudentsPer studentMathReadingGraduation
Milwaukee School District69,115$17,84715%18%69%
Madison Metropolitan School District25,497$17,18139%37%82%
Kenosha School District19,381$14,30935%37%88%
Green Bay Area School District19,166$16,17931%28%86%
Racine School District16,516$15,57719%20%76%
Appleton Area School District15,217$13,54539%37%87%
Waukesha School District12,080$12,81343%41%89%
Eau Claire Area School District10,973$13,88247%43%83%
Sheboygan Area School District9,583$13,94436%36%88%
Janesville School District9,552$13,57934%39%89%
Oshkosh Area School District9,203$14,45940%36%92%
Sun Prairie Area School District8,381$14,67047%44%92%
Wausau School District7,989$14,64042%43%90%
Elmbrook School District7,727$13,70168%61%97%
West Allis School District7,347$13,81233%38%86%
Middleton-Cross Plains School District7,252$13,69364%60%95%
Stevens Point Area School District6,986$13,92144%44%94%
Wauwatosa School District6,968$12,70252%53%88%
Fond du Lac School District6,630$14,53242%37%89%
Neenah School District6,526$12,24750%50%92%
Oak Creek-Franklin School District6,522$12,72650%50%97%
La Crosse School District6,139$15,77837%38%92%
D.C. Everest Area School District6,018$12,74942%42%98%
West Bend School District5,961$13,36254%48%91%
Howard-Suamico School District5,879$13,48651%47%94%
Verona Area School District5,732$13,93041%44%94%
Beloit School District5,534$18,08718%18%88%
Hudson School District5,431$13,67459%56%96%
Kimberly Area School District5,183$11,49466%63%98%
McFarland School District5,182$12,38141%40%72%
Mukwonago School District5,069$11,94964%57%98%
Oconomowoc Area School District5,031$13,59055%48%97%
Hamilton School District5,007$12,98668%66%98%
Chippewa Falls Area School District4,878$13,31147%44%92%
Wisconsin Rapids School District4,838$14,10338%39%88%
Muskego-Norway School District4,801$13,07369%60%97%
Franklin Public School District4,767$13,01062%60%90%
Manitowoc School District4,762$14,71731%33%88%
De Pere Unified School District4,536$11,64360%64%96%
Waunakee Community School District4,388$13,75372%65%97%
Hortonville School District4,336$11,04452%49%≈100%
New Berlin School District4,241$13,48065%59%97%
Superior School District4,181$14,74735%38%88%
Oregon School District4,159$14,11154%52%96%
DeForest Area School District4,039$13,62542%46%92%
Kaukauna Area School District4,009$12,84752%48%95%
Menomonee Falls School District3,937$13,41157%49%≈100%
Holmen School District3,902$13,82948%53%98%
Marshfield School District3,897$14,07048%52%92%
Germantown School District3,842$12,42060%50%97%
Pulaski Community School District3,835$12,13650%43%96%
West De Pere School District3,586$13,16646%45%≈98%
Kettle Moraine School District3,575$13,70958%58%97%
Elkhorn Area School District3,570$12,51247%44%94%
Monona Grove School District3,550$14,73853%53%93%
New Richmond School District3,517$12,48465%54%92%
Mequon-Thiensville School District3,504$25,02764%67%≈100%
River Falls School District3,479$11,83951%51%91%
Milton School District3,429$12,81453%46%96%
Greenfield School District3,392$13,94834%36%93%
Slinger School District3,371$11,25062%60%≈100%
Menomonie Area School District3,308$12,63141%38%92%
Beaver Dam School District3,278$13,49042%40%87%
Watertown School District3,265$14,38340%36%95%
Ashwaubenon School District3,257$12,65448%47%94%
Menasha School District3,172$15,15340%31%96%
Medford Area School District3,130$12,25343%43%91%
Cedarburg School District3,108$12,58667%66%97%
Tomah Area School District3,080$13,09531%33%91%
Merrill Area School District3,056$13,64237%35%92%
Onalaska School District3,046$13,29754%52%97%
Burlington Area School District2,967$13,81044%49%92%
Sparta Area School District2,905$14,62631%32%98%
Pewaukee School District2,903$13,22859%57%97%
South Milwaukee School District2,863$14,41636%31%92%
Whitefish Bay School District2,847$12,50366%68%96%
Stoughton Area School District2,773$14,19239%44%97%
Sauk Prairie School District2,765$12,75345%44%≈87%
Baraboo School District2,751$13,48642%41%95%
Reedsburg School District2,683$13,95239%39%94%
Greendale School District2,673$13,82357%56%96%
Port Washington-Saukville School District2,606$13,04560%58%≈98%
Fort Atkinson School District2,591$16,62445%46%89%
Whitnall School District2,400$13,05547%50%97%
Mount Horeb Area School District2,384$12,62958%56%≈98%
Rhinelander School District2,308$15,27533%32%≈98%
Shawano School District2,303$14,64331%37%≈87%
Monroe School District2,273$14,26850%42%≈98%
Rice Lake Area School District2,197$13,89250%45%≈92%
Portage Community School District2,163$13,54039%39%92%
Cudahy School District2,153$16,39830%34%≈92%
New London School District2,140$12,49951%42%≈92%
Plymouth School District2,118$12,78946%40%≈98%
Arrowhead Union High School District (high school district)2,084$13,71361%59%≈100%
Antigo School District2,083$13,30327%29%≈87%
Grafton School District2,047$12,77062%59%≈98%
Waupaca School District2,007$14,60950%47%≈92%
Mosinee School District1,993$12,77546%44%≈92%
Seymour Community School District1,979$14,87435%35%≈92%
Marinette School District1,945$12,94231%28%≈92%
Luxemburg-Casco School District1,943$12,78563%56%≈98%
Waupun School District1,932$12,48937%38%≈92%
Hayward Community School District1,919$15,50848%42%≈92%
Shorewood School District1,915$15,16557%56%≈98%
Whitewater School District1,907$13,99539%40%≈92%
Ashland School District1,890$14,88032%34%≈87%
Delavan-Darien School District1,877$14,98625%28%≈98%
Edgerton School District1,873$13,46042%45%≈98%
Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)1,866$13,29252%49%—
Altoona School District1,861$12,58248%49%≈92%
St. Croix Central School District1,855$12,30150%49%≈87%
Wisconsin Dells School District1,836$11,75845%39%≈82%
West Salem School District1,833$13,02956%52%≈98%
Winneconne Community School District1,797$11,16166%64%≈98%
Ripon Area School District1,795$12,67655%56%≈92%
Kewaskum School District1,788$11,72055%55%≈92%
Grantsburg School District1,770$11,03729%33%81%
Jefferson School District1,752$15,07540%43%≈92%
Baldwin-Woodville Area School District1,747$12,55257%51%≈92%
Evansville Community School District1,725$13,98941%48%≈98%
Two Rivers School District1,682$13,07731%33%≈92%
Oconto Falls School District1,653$14,91847%46%≈92%
Beloit Turner School District1,640$12,10540%40%≈98%
Little Chute Area School District1,634$12,02450%50%≈98%
Ellsworth Community School District1,627$13,55147%51%≈98%
Sheboygan Falls School District1,626$12,64639%37%≈98%
Denmark School District1,602$12,93453%44%≈92%
Black River Falls School District1,593$15,24324%27%≈87%
Osceola School District1,578$16,46859%52%≈98%
Freedom Area School District1,571$12,58247%52%≈98%
Brown Deer School District1,560$14,96238%35%≈98%
Lake Mills Area School District1,556$12,36249%45%≈92%
North Fond du Lac School District1,539$13,92421%30%≈92%
Hartford Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)1,537$13,62050%48%—
Platteville School District1,524$13,69960%54%≈92%
East Troy Community School District1,519$14,02844%40%≈98%
Lodi School District1,500$14,05045%41%≈98%
Waterford Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)1,482$12,85456%54%—
Somerset School District1,455$14,01451%47%≈98%
Mauston School District1,445$14,49139%32%≈92%
Amery School District1,441$15,07453%50%≈98%
Berlin Area School District1,434$13,50336%32%≈87%
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District1,378$14,20243%38%≈98%
Adams-Friendship Area School District1,376$15,08627%24%≈92%
Northland Pines School District1,372$16,72738%41%≈98%
Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District (high school district)1,363$16,68832%39%92%
Hartford Union High School District (high school district)1,338$15,35732%47%94%
Wrightstown Community School District1,331$12,40667%50%≈98%
Campbellsport School District1,317$13,73349%44%≈98%
Maple School District1,302$14,56055%44%≈87%
Wautoma Area School District1,300$14,07332%36%≈87%
Prescott School District1,290$13,74455%55%≈98%
Arcadia School District1,264$14,70319%27%≈92%
Bloomer School District1,263$12,60837%38%≈98%
Columbus School District1,222$12,90340%45%≈92%
Nekoosa School District1,220$14,78026%29%≈87%
Kiel Area School District1,218$13,25750%47%≈98%
Tomorrow River School District1,217$12,48848%48%≈98%
Elk Mound Area School District1,206$11,92154%44%≈98%
Richland School District1,202$15,09835%32%≈82%
Tomahawk School District1,198$14,13137%35%≈98%
Northern Ozaukee School District1,184$11,72641%49%≈92%
Westosha Central High School District (high school district)1,182$13,69141%50%93%
Hartland-Lakeside Joint No. 3 School District (elementary district)1,146$12,11375%68%—
Barron Area School District1,145$16,31527%31%≈92%
Clintonville School District1,145$15,17833%34%≈82%
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District1,134$13,39935%37%≈92%
River Valley School District1,127$15,25941%41%≈92%
Chilton School District1,119$11,86646%35%≈98%
Dodgeville School District1,117$15,30448%43%≈98%
Cameron School District1,111$12,94441%39%≈87%
Omro School District1,107$17,06428%36%≈92%
Nicolet Union High School District (high school district)1,090$21,07842%57%97%
Peshtigo School District1,088$13,50232%36%≈92%
Stanley-Boyd Area School District1,084$12,12152%46%≈98%
St. Croix Falls School District1,083$13,74157%52%≈98%
Westfield School District1,070$12,71635%37%≈87%
Clinton Community School District1,068$14,30334%40%≈98%
Viroqua Area School District1,055$15,36038%47%≈92%
Sturgeon Bay School District1,050$25,79350%45%≈92%
Spooner Area School District1,049$15,65438%38%≈92%
Mayville School District1,045$13,80641%41%≈92%
Lomira School District1,044$13,33147%44%≈98%
Prairie du Chien Area School District1,044$14,97154%41%≈92%
Brodhead School District1,039$13,78430%36%≈92%
Poynette School District1,024$12,57851%49%≈98%
Salem School District (elementary district)1,012$13,39947%40%—
Westby Area School District1,012$14,15143%43%≈98%
New Holstein School District1,010$12,82639%47%≈98%
St. Francis School District1,010$13,98135%35%≈98%
Durand School District1,003$12,73946%46%≈98%
Oostburg School District1,003$12,36664%65%≈98%
Southern Door County School District998$14,87849%37%≈98%
Union Grove Union High School District (high school district)994$13,10333%40%≈100%
Cumberland School District989$15,06344%31%≈98%
Valders Area School District989$13,51237%43%≈98%
Brillion School District978$11,79061%53%≈98%
Waterford Union High School District (high school district)977$19,57143%46%95%
Lancaster Community School District971$14,58943%40%≈92%
Rosendale-Brandon School District969$11,86358%51%≈98%
New Glarus School District967$13,42753%48%≈95%
Colby School District964$13,82735%29%≈95%
Glendale-River Hills School District (elementary district)958$17,86844%50%—
Oconto School District958$13,93550%40%≈82%
Menominee Indian School District957$22,6743%6%≈72%
Marshall School District953$15,37033%30%≈98%
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District949$16,21544%45%≈92%
Mondovi School District944$13,36139%41%≈92%
Unity School District939$14,88032%37%≈92%
Belleville School District928$12,55949%59%≈98%
Mishicot School District918$11,90244%46%≈95%
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District916$12,70152%52%≈98%
Cambridge School District914$14,85655%50%≈98%
Kewaunee School District906$13,57640%40%≈92%
Wilmot Union High School District (high school district)906$19,02630%42%91%
Howards Grove School District904$13,02859%54%≈98%
Union Grove Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)897$11,64956%52%—
Darlington Community School District864$13,70455%45%≈92%
Merton Community School District (elementary district)864$11,19873%64%—
Crandon School District857$14,74834%35%≈85%
Fox Point Joint No. 2 School District (elementary district)851$16,87866%73%—
Neillsville School District851$12,73342%28%≈92%
Fall Creek School District840$12,23144%44%≈92%
Pardeeville Area School District837$13,47451%46%≈95%
Cadott Community School District834$15,22534%33%≈87%
Bristol No. 1 School District (elementary district)830$12,75756%55%—
Parkview School District827$14,65245%37%≈98%
Markesan School District818$13,77441%43%≈92%
Weyauwega-Fremont School District816$13,54546%46%≈98%
Auburndale School District813$13,20337%49%≈98%
Crivitz School District813$11,79145%39%≈85%
Stratford School District811$13,20554%49%≈98%
Osseo-Fairchild School District803$15,29446%37%≈98%
Fennimore Community School District793$14,03052%56%≈98%
Lakeland Union High School District (high school district)781$20,114≈37%≈42%≈92%
Whitehall School District778$15,05140%32%≈95%
Ladysmith School District777$15,17843%36%≈82%
Waterloo School District776$13,15132%36%≈98%
Abbotsford School District772$11,47923%25%≈98%
Mineral Point School District764$19,58567%56%≈95%
Horicon School District760$12,80347%53%≈85%
Melrose-Mindoro School District756$14,70646%39%≈95%
Dodgeland School District755$14,75932%35%≈92%
Colfax School District746$12,53246%40%≈98%
Wisconsin Heights School District746$14,56049%49%≈98%
Marathon City School District744$12,24646%51%≈95%
Boscobel Area School District738$16,78737%32%≈87%
Phillips School District729$14,57645%37%≈95%
Shiocton School District729$14,12143%37%≈95%
Deerfield Community School District726$14,51139%50%≈95%
Boyceville Community School District716$14,03250%47%≈95%
Spring Valley School District716$13,16547%40%≈95%
Kohler School District713$11,47368%67%≈95%
Coleman School District711$12,49444%47%≈95%
Random Lake School District699$14,83545%42%≈95%
Bonduel School District695$14,59334%34%≈92%
Iowa-Grant School District694$15,71650%39%≈95%
Necedah Area School District693$16,44927%32%≈95%
Chequamegon School District685$17,19143%38%≈75%
Cuba City School District684$14,63052%47%≈98%
Algoma School District678$13,05037%30%≈95%
Riverdale School District668$14,59746%41%≈95%
Eleva-Strum School District666$13,47141%41%≈95%
Randall Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)663$12,85453%53%—
Spencer School District650$12,24644%45%≈95%
Williams Bay School District648$15,12840%49%≈95%
Webster School District643$15,85542%35%≈85%
Shell Lake School District634$14,66740%37%≈95%
Glenwood City School District632$12,91147%42%≈85%
Bangor School District629$13,38551%50%≈95%
Blair-Taylor School District629$15,01043%34%≈95%
Cashton School District621$14,26741%40%≈90%
Johnson Creek School District619$18,51540%30%≈95%
Washburn School District619$14,67449%47%≈95%
Augusta School District611$18,74531%30%≈95%
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District607$16,08735%34%≈85%
New Lisbon School District606$13,53622%28%≈95%
Sevastopol School District603$17,76970%64%≈95%
Edgar School District600$12,82044%43%≈95%
Montello School District597$16,53931%31%≈95%
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District595$15,60539%35%≈98%
Iola-Scandinavia School District591$15,36937%37%≈95%
Wheatland Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)583$13,75553%53%—
Alma Center School District580$14,25937%38%≈85%
Manawa School District580$13,77632%32%≈95%
Wild Rose School District576$12,43443%47%≈95%
Clear Lake School District572$13,67328%36%≈95%
Reedsville School District568$15,66748%44%≈95%
Tri-County Area School District567$15,99335%31%≈95%
Pittsville School District563$15,13733%43%≈95%
Cochrane-Fountain City School District555$14,22945%40%≈95%
Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)555$16,39343%46%—
Thorp School District549$15,52635%36%≈95%
Hillsboro School District543$16,72735%42%≈95%
Oakfield School District543$14,14263%57%≈90%
River Ridge School District543$16,09853%44%≈95%
Lac du Flambeau No. 1 School District (elementary district)539$27,98716%19%—
Hurley School District533$15,56151%43%≈95%
Southwestern Wisconsin School District532$14,60952%45%≈95%
Gillett School District531$15,55952%51%≈90%
Rib Lake School District531$12,71051%49%≈95%
Randolph School District529$13,92448%34%≈85%
Gibraltar Area School District522$24,26853%58%≈85%
Woodruff Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)514$15,22249%56%—
Loyal School District510$15,47838%37%≈85%
Holy Hill Area School District (elementary district)507$14,07356%62%—
Rosholt School District505$13,63827%35%≈95%
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District (elementary district)491$15,13657%53%—
Fall River School District489$13,03941%40%≈95%
Genoa City Joint No. 2 School District (elementary district)488$13,59041%37%—
Lake Country School District (elementary district)488$13,28779%73%—
Three Lakes School District488$20,93940%51%≈95%
Big Foot Union High School District (high school district)483$16,068≈32%≈37%≈98%
Kickapoo Area School District481$14,75534%37%≈95%
Flambeau School District479$17,67427%30%≈95%
Hilbert School District479$12,52448%34%≈95%
Royall School District478$18,18831%38%≈95%
Silver Lake Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)478$13,05462%61%—
De Soto Area School District476$16,08645%40%≈95%
Barneveld School District471$13,18359%57%≈90%
Swallow School District (elementary district)465$12,91881%71%—
Owen-Withee School District460$16,48534%21%≈90%
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District459$15,41454%52%≈95%
Turtle Lake School District450$14,89645%35%≈90%
Marion School District448$13,28334%30%≈90%
Bruce School District445$16,28350%34%≈95%
Niagara School District443$13,34132%37%≈85%
Frederic School District441$16,93733%36%≈90%
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District (elementary district)438$19,03464%63%—
Port Edwards School District438$14,38840%36%≈90%
Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District (elementary district)434$14,42259%57%—
Athens School District431$17,434≈37%≈37%≈95%
Raymond No. 14 School District (elementary district)431$11,90358%59%—
Lena School District426$14,59637%34%≈70%
Walworth Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)424$13,78334%33%—
Richmond School District (elementary district)423$11,87967%71%—
Ithaca School District407$14,83030%29%≈95%
Independence School District406$15,564≈32%≈37%≈95%
Pecatonica Area School District405$17,640≈42%≈47%≈95%
Siren School District405$18,44225%24%≈85%
Erin School District (elementary district)403$10,82157%46%—
Bayfield School District397$32,592≈22%≈27%≈90%
Belmont Community School District397$14,856≈37%≈42%≈95%
Cornell School District397$13,884≈52%≈42%≈90%
North Crawford School District393$18,36930%29%≈95%
Florence School District391$18,304≈37%≈42%≈90%
Luck School District391$15,78831%28%≈95%
Prairie Farm School District387$15,32335%45%≈90%
Almond-Bancroft School District383$14,287≈32%≈42%≈95%
Wausaukee School District368$17,174≈32%≈22%≈95%
Rio Community School District367$16,093≈37%≈37%≈90%
Wabeno Area School District367$19,605≈22%≈22%≈85%
Black Hawk School District366$15,689≈37%≈37%≈90%
Greenwood School District364$18,107≈52%≈47%≈95%
Wonewoc-Union Center School District351$16,085≈37%≈47%≈90%
Prentice School District339$16,118≈42%≈37%≈90%
Suring School District338$19,444≈17%≈27%≈90%
Bowler School District336$18,030≈17%≈22%—
North Lake School District (elementary district)329$13,37479%69%—
Cambria-Friesland School District328$18,854≈27%≈37%≈90%
Drummond Area School District324$17,145≈47%≈47%≈90%
Green Lake School District323$14,372≈47%≈57%≈90%
Princeton School District323$16,582≈42%≈47%≈90%
Gilman School District321$19,212≈37%≈27%≈90%
Northwood School District321$16,115≈32%≈27%≈90%
Elmwood School District318$16,651≈42%≈47%≈90%
Highland School District318$14,006≈47%≈22%≈90%
Hustisford School District317$17,72933%36%≈95%
Shullsburg School District316$16,123≈42%≈42%≈95%
Solon Springs School District316$15,737≈22%≈32%≈90%
Albany School District311$17,344≈42%≈42%≈90%
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District (elementary district)311$14,666≈47%≈42%—
Stone Bank School District (elementary district)308$13,99767%57%—
Potosi School District301$19,455≈42%≈37%≈95%
Clayton School District295$18,617≈27%≈27%≈90%
Monticello School District294$17,422≈37%≈42%≈90%
New Auburn School District292$16,140≈37%≈32%≈90%
Argyle School District291$16,230≈37%≈37%≈90%
Birchwood School District287$15,746≈37%≈37%≈90%
Twin Lakes No. 4 School District (elementary district)283$16,834≈42%≈42%—
Gresham School District282$16,773≈22%≈22%≈90%
Paris Joint No. 1 School District (elementary district)280$11,425≈62%≈57%—
Juda School District278$15,655≈32%≈47%≈90%
Lake Holcombe School District278$19,291≈32%≈27%≈90%
Laona School District277$15,112≈52%≈47%≈90%
Elcho School District271$16,668≈22%≈17%≈90%
Mellen School District270$15,211≈37%≈27%≈90%
Weston School District263$19,118≈17%≈27%≈70%
Tigerton School District262$15,729≈27%≈27%≈90%
Plum City School District253$18,012≈37%≈37%≈70%
Seneca School District253$17,593≈42%≈42%≈90%
Alma School District246$15,004≈42%≈47%≈90%
Winter School District245$16,702≈42%≈37%≈90%
La Farge School District244$18,566≈22%≈27%≈90%
Pepin Area School District242$18,876≈52%≈52%—
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District236$19,589≈42%≈47%—
Wauzeka-Steuben School District236$19,839≈37%≈27%≈90%
Granton Area School District233$20,356≈32%≈32%≈90%
Benton School District216$17,255≈42%≈52%≈90%
Sharon Joint No. 11 School District (elementary district)211$16,047≈32%≈32%—
Stockbridge School District206$13,689≈32%≈47%—
North Cape School District (elementary district)204$13,387≈47%≈52%—
Fontana Joint No. 8 School District (elementary district)199$19,899≈52%≈52%—
Brighton No. 1 School District (elementary district)191$11,597≈67%≈62%—
Washington-Caldwell School District (elementary district)191$12,775≈52%≈47%—
Cassville School District183$20,858≈47%≈42%≈90%
South Shore School District177$23,249≈37%≈52%—
Butternut School District176$18,835≈32%≈37%≈90%
Geneva Joint No. 4 School District (elementary district)164$16,372≈42%≈57%—
White Lake School District152$18,164≈12%≈32%—
Linn Joint No. 6 School District (elementary district)151$14,536≈67%≈62%—
North Lakeland School District (elementary district)144$27,764≈52%≈62%—
Gilmanton School District141$19,674≈52%≈37%—
Mercer School District112$26,161≈37%≈42%—
Linn Joint No. 4 School District (elementary district)110$19,500≈27%≈37%—
Dover No. 1 School District (elementary district)97$12,887≈57%≈37%—
Phelps School District94$30,521≈42%≈37%—
Norway Joint No. 7 School District (elementary district)89$14,955≈57%≈62%—
Goodman-Armstrong School District86$25,186≈25%≈35%—
Washington Island School District53$25,434≈55%≈55%—

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Wisconsin School Spending

How much does the average Wisconsin school district spend per student?
The middle, or median, Wisconsin district spent $14,172 per student in fiscal year 2022, $371 below the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 422 districts the state reports. Across the 420 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 818,451 students account for $11.9 billion of current spending.
Which Wisconsin districts spend the most and least per student?
Bayfield School District reports the highest figure in the table at $32,592 per student for 397 students, and Erin School District the lowest at $10,821 for 403 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.
Why are some Wisconsin districts missing from this table?
Wisconsin has 422 districts with federal finance data and 420 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.
Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?
No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

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