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Cornell, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Cornell School District #188 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,884 per pupil, Cornell School District ranks #240 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
408
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,884
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cornell School District operates 3 public schools serving 408 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 Chippewa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,884 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 30.0% local, 50.2% state, and 19.8% 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 53/100, ranked #188 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.
a 366:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 2.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cornell High, with a diversity index of 18.7/100.
Its largest campus is Cornell Elementary, enrolling 209 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Cornell Elementary accounts for 51.2% of all Cornell School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cornell School District a distant remainder — means Cornell 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.
Cornell School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Cornell School District school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 209 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.
Cornell School District student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Cornell School District chronic absenteeism rate is 2.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Cornell School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 408 students.
How much does Cornell School District spend per student?
Cornell School District spends $13,884 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #188 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Cornell School District?
Cornell School District students are 94.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cornell School District?
Cornell School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #188 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.