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Chilton, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Chilton School District #255 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,866 per pupil, Chilton School District ranks #401 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,137
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,866
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chilton School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,137 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Calumet County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,866 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 43 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.8% local, 50.5% state, and 10.7% 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 41/100, ranked #255 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably less 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 377.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chilton Elementary, with a diversity index of 38.7/100.
Its largest campus is Chilton High, enrolling 380 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Chilton High accounts for 33.4% of all Chilton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chilton 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.
Chilton School District student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — 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.
Chilton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.6% — 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.
Chilton School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,137 students.
How much does Chilton School District spend per student?
Chilton School District spends $11,866 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #255 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Chilton School District?
Chilton School District students are 78.7% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chilton School District?
Chilton School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #255 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.