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Deforest, Wisconsin - 7 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks De Forest Area School District #312 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,625 per pupil, De Forest Area School District ranks #269 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,147
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,625
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
De Forest Area School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,147 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Dane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,625 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 54.5% local, 37.8% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #312 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 401.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Point Elementary, with a diversity index of 45.7/100.
Its largest campus is De Forest High, enrolling 1,137 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holum Education Center, at 297 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
De Forest High accounts for 26.8% of all De Forest Area School District student enrollment
That concentration means De Forest Area 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.
De Forest Area School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
De Forest Area School District school enrollment ranges from 297 students (lowest) to 1,137 students (highest), a spread of 840 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.
De Forest Area School District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
De Forest Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to De Forest Area 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 De Forest Area School District?
De Forest Area School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 4,147 students.
How much does De Forest Area School District spend per student?
De Forest Area School District spends $13,625 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #312 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of De Forest Area School District?
De Forest Area School District students are 79.1% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for De Forest Area School District?
De Forest Area School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #312 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.