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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - 1 schools
At $16,372 per pupil, Geneva J4 School District ranks #85 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Geneva J4 School District operates 1 public schools serving 152 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Walworth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,372 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 89.8% local, 4.1% state, and 6.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 148:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Woods Elementary, enrolling 148 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Woods Elementary accounts for 97.4% of all Geneva J4 School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Geneva J4 School District a distant remainder — means Geneva J4 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.
Geneva J4 School District student-counselor ratio is 148:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Geneva J4 School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — 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 Geneva J4 School District is typically wider than the Geneva J4 School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Geneva J4 School District?
Geneva J4 School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 152 students.
How much does Geneva J4 School District spend per student?
Geneva J4 School District spends $16,372 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Geneva J4 School District?
Geneva J4 School District students are 79.7% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.