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De Soto, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks De Soto Area School District #89 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,086 per pupil, De Soto Area School District ranks #98 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
468
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,086
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
De Soto Area School District operates 5 public schools serving 468 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Vernon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,086 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 46.6% local, 40.7% state, and 12.7% 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 69/100, ranked #89 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is De Soto Virtual School, with a diversity index of 64.2/100.
Its largest campus is De Soto High, enrolling 133 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is De Soto Virtual School, at 9 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
De Soto High accounts for 28.4% of all De Soto Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means De Soto 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 Soto Area School District school enrollment varies 15× across entities
De Soto Area School District school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 133 students (highest), a spread of 124 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
De Soto Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — 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 De Soto Area School District is typically wider than the De Soto Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in De Soto Area School District?
De Soto Area School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 468 students.
How much does De Soto Area School District spend per student?
De Soto Area School District spends $16,086 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #89 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of De Soto Area School District?
De Soto Area School District students are 86.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for De Soto Area School District?
De Soto Area School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #89 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.