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Baraboo, Wisconsin - 9 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Baraboo School District #210 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,486 per pupil, Baraboo School District ranks #284 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,701
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,486
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Baraboo School District operates 9 public schools serving 2,701 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sauk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,486 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.3% local, 46.4% state, and 10.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #210 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 360.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.3% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Belc--Renewal Head Start, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.
Its largest campus is Baraboo High, enrolling 885 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Belc--Renewal Head Start, at 15 students, a 59x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Baraboo High accounts for 32.8% of all Baraboo School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Baraboo School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Baraboo School District school enrollment varies 59× across entities
Baraboo School District school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 885 students (highest), a spread of 870 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Baraboo School District student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Baraboo School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Baraboo School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,701 students.
How much does Baraboo School District spend per student?
Baraboo School District spends $13,486 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #210 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Baraboo School District?
Baraboo School District students are 71.3% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Baraboo School District?
Baraboo School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #210 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.