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Friendship, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Adams-Friendship Area School District #95 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,086 per pupil, Adams-Friendship Area School District ranks #145 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,315
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,086
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Adams-Friendship Area School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,315 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Adams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,086 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.6% local, 30.2% state, and 17.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #95 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 257.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Adams-Friendship Middle, with a diversity index of 38.0/100.
Its largest campus is Adams-Friendship Elementary, enrolling 486 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Adams-Friendship Elementary accounts for 37.0% of all Adams-Friendship Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Adams-Friendship Area School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Adams-Friendship Area School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Adams-Friendship Area School District student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Adams-Friendship Area School District is typically wider than the Adams-Friendship Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Adams-Friendship Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Adams-Friendship Area School District is typically wider than the Adams-Friendship Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Adams-Friendship Area School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Adams-Friendship Area School District?
Adams-Friendship Area School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,315 students.
How much does Adams-Friendship Area School District spend per student?
Adams-Friendship Area School District spends $15,086 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #95 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Adams-Friendship Area School District?
Adams-Friendship Area School District students are 81.4% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Adams-Friendship Area School District?
Adams-Friendship Area School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #95 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.