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Frederic, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Frederic School District #42 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,937 per pupil, Frederic School District ranks #66 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
429
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$16,937
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Frederic School District operates 2 public schools serving 429 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,937 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 45.7% local, 39.5% state, and 14.7% 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 77/100, ranked #42 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 203:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Frederic 6-12 School, enrolling 214 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Frederic 6-12 School accounts for 49.9% of all Frederic School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Frederic School District a distant remainder — means Frederic 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.
Frederic School District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Frederic School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Frederic School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 429 students.
How much does Frederic School District spend per student?
Frederic School District spends $16,937 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #42 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Frederic School District?
Frederic School District students are 88.8% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frederic School District?
Frederic School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #42 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.