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Freedom, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Freedom Area School District #304 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,582 per pupil, Freedom Area School District ranks #365 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,554
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,582
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freedom Area School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,554 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Outagamie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,582 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 39.5% local, 53.0% state, and 7.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #304 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 437.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freedom Elementary, with a diversity index of 26.8/100.
Its largest campus is Freedom Elementary, enrolling 691 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Freedom Elementary accounts for 44.5% of all Freedom Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Freedom Area 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.
Freedom Area School District school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Freedom Area School District school enrollment ranges from 339 students (lowest) to 691 students (highest), a spread of 352 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.
Freedom Area School District student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — 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.
Freedom Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — 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 Freedom Area School District is typically wider than the Freedom Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Freedom Area School District?
Freedom Area School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,554 students.
How much does Freedom Area School District spend per student?
Freedom Area School District spends $12,582 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #304 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Freedom Area School District?
Freedom Area School District students are 87.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freedom Area School District?
Freedom Area School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #304 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.