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Bruce, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 88/100 ranks Bruce School District #12 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,283 per pupil, Bruce School District ranks #87 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
410
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,283
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bruce School District operates 3 public schools serving 410 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Rusk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,283 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 34.5% local, 46.6% state, and 18.9% 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 88/100, ranked #12 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.
a 440:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bruce Elementary, with a diversity index of 16.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bruce Elementary, enrolling 199 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Bruce Elementary accounts for 48.5% of all Bruce School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bruce School District a distant remainder — means Bruce 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.
Bruce School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Bruce School District school enrollment ranges from 73 students (lowest) to 199 students (highest), a spread of 126 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bruce School District student-counselor ratio is 440:1 — 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.
Bruce School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — 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 Bruce School District is typically wider than the Bruce School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bruce School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 410 students.
How much does Bruce School District spend per student?
Bruce School District spends $16,283 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #12 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Bruce School District?
Bruce School District students are 92.9% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bruce School District?
Bruce School District has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #12 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.