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Darlington, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Darlington Community School District #233 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,704 per pupil, Darlington Community School District ranks #259 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
900
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,704
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Darlington Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 900 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Lafayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,704 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 31.7% local, 55.7% state, and 12.6% 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 45/100, ranked #233 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 449.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Darlington Elementary/Middle, enrolling 636 students (71% of the district's total enrollment).
Darlington Elementary/Middle accounts for 70.7% of all Darlington Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Darlington Community School District a distant remainder — means Darlington Community 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.
Darlington Community School District student-counselor ratio is 450:1 — 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.
Darlington Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 5.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Darlington Community 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 Darlington Community School District?
Darlington Community School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 900 students.
How much does Darlington Community School District spend per student?
Darlington Community School District spends $13,704 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #233 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Darlington Community School District?
Darlington Community School District students are 65.3% White, 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Darlington Community School District?
Darlington Community School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #233 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.