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Park Falls, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Chequamegon School District #58 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,191 per pupil, Chequamegon School District ranks #61 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Chequamegon School District operates 5 public schools serving 679 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 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 Price County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,191 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 57.5% local, 29.3% state, and 13.1% 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 74/100, ranked #58 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 206.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chequamegon Middle, with a diversity index of 45.4/100.
Its largest campus is Park Falls Elementary, enrolling 290 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Class Act Charter, at 11 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Park Falls Elementary accounts for 42.7% of all Chequamegon School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chequamegon 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.
Chequamegon School District school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Chequamegon School District school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 290 students (highest), a spread of 279 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.
Chequamegon School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Chequamegon School District student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Chequamegon School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Chequamegon School District?
Chequamegon School District has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 679 students.
How much does Chequamegon School District spend per student?
Chequamegon School District spends $17,191 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #58 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Chequamegon School District?
Chequamegon School District students are 82.8% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chequamegon School District?
Chequamegon School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #58 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.