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Cumberland, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Cumberland School District #154 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,063 per pupil, Cumberland School District ranks #148 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
988
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,063
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cumberland School District operates 4 public schools serving 988 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Barron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,063 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 47.9% local, 38.5% state, and 13.6% 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 58/100, ranked #154 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 291.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 12.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cumberland Elementary, with a diversity index of 36.9/100.
Its largest campus is Cumberland Elementary, enrolling 334 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Island City Virtual Academy, at 49 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cumberland Elementary accounts for 33.8% of all Cumberland School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cumberland 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.
Cumberland School District school enrollment varies 6.8× across entities
Cumberland School District school enrollment ranges from 49 students (lowest) to 334 students (highest), a spread of 285 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.
Cumberland School District student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Cumberland School District is typically wider than the Cumberland School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Cumberland School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — 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 Cumberland School District?
Cumberland School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 988 students.
How much does Cumberland School District spend per student?
Cumberland School District spends $15,063 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #154 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Cumberland School District?
Cumberland School District students are 80.0% White, 12.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cumberland School District?
Cumberland School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #154 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.