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Beaver Dam, Wisconsin - 8 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Beaver Dam Unified School District #120 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,490 per pupil, Beaver Dam Unified School District ranks #283 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,173
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,490
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Beaver Dam Unified School District operates 8 public schools serving 3,173 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 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 Dodge County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,490 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 33.1% local, 56.3% state, and 10.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #120 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 351.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.9% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Elementary, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
Its largest campus is Beaver Dam High, enrolling 1,031 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wilson Elementary, at 41 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Beaver Dam High accounts for 32.5% of all Beaver Dam Unified School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Beaver Dam Unified 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.
Beaver Dam Unified School District school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Beaver Dam Unified School District school enrollment ranges from 41 students (lowest) to 1,031 students (highest), a spread of 990 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Beaver Dam Unified School District student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — 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.
Beaver Dam Unified School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Beaver Dam Unified 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 Beaver Dam Unified School District?
Beaver Dam Unified School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,173 students.
How much does Beaver Dam Unified School District spend per student?
Beaver Dam Unified School District spends $13,490 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #120 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Beaver Dam Unified School District?
Beaver Dam Unified School District students are 70.9% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beaver Dam Unified School District?
Beaver Dam Unified School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #120 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.