An equity score of 44/100 ranks Fall River School District #241 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,433 per pupil, Fall River School District ranks #319 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
499
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,433
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fall River School District operates 2 public schools serving 499 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Columbia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,433 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.5% local, 46.7% state, and 14.8% 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 44/100, ranked #241 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), and 6.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.9% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fall River High, enrolling 253 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Fall River High accounts for 50.7% of all Fall River School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fall River School District a distant remainder — means Fall River School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Fall River School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Fall River School District?
Fall River School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 499 students.
How much does Fall River School District spend per student?
Fall River School District spends $13,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #241 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Fall River School District?
Fall River School District students are 84.9% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fall River School District?
Fall River School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #241 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.