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Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin - 7 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Fort Atkinson School District #45 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,624 per pupil, Fort Atkinson School District ranks #77 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,523
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,624
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Atkinson School District operates 7 public schools serving 2,523 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,624 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 45.4% local, 44.8% state, and 9.8% 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 76/100, ranked #45 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 308.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.2% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Luther Elementary, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Atkinson High, enrolling 816 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fort Atkinson 4k, at 100 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fort Atkinson High accounts for 32.3% of all Fort Atkinson School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fort Atkinson 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.
Fort Atkinson School District school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Fort Atkinson School District school enrollment ranges from 100 students (lowest) to 816 students (highest), a spread of 716 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.
Fort Atkinson School District student-counselor ratio is 309:1 — 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 Fort Atkinson School District is typically wider than the Fort Atkinson School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Fort Atkinson School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.6% — 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 Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson School District?
Fort Atkinson School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,523 students.
How much does Fort Atkinson School District spend per student?
Fort Atkinson School District spends $16,624 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #45 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Atkinson School District?
Fort Atkinson School District students are 74.2% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Atkinson School District?
Fort Atkinson School District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #45 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.