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Fountain City, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Cochrane-Fountain City School District #194 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,229 per pupil, Cochrane-Fountain City School District ranks #209 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
560
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$14,229
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cochrane-Fountain City School District operates 2 public schools serving 560 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Buffalo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,229 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 46.7% local, 42.2% state, and 11.2% 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 52/100, ranked #194 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary accounts for 48.4% of all Cochrane-Fountain City School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cochrane-Fountain City School District a distant remainder — means Cochrane-Fountain City 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.
Cochrane-Fountain City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Cochrane-Fountain City School District is typically wider than the Cochrane-Fountain City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Cochrane-Fountain City 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 Cochrane-Fountain City School District?
Cochrane-Fountain City School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 560 students.
How much does Cochrane-Fountain City School District spend per student?
Cochrane-Fountain City School District spends $14,229 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #194 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Cochrane-Fountain City School District?
Cochrane-Fountain City School District students are 92.2% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cochrane-Fountain City School District?
Cochrane-Fountain City School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #194 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.