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Germantown, Wisconsin - 6 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Germantown School District #393 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,420 per pupil, Germantown School District ranks #380 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,903
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,420
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Germantown School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,903 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,420 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 43 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.1% local, 30.5% state, and 7.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 14/100, ranked #393 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 406.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% White, 6.7% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Macarthur Elementary, with a diversity index of 52.9/100.
Its largest campus is Germantown High, enrolling 1,288 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rockfield Elementary, at 344 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Germantown High accounts for 33.0% of all Germantown School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Germantown 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.
Germantown School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Germantown School District school enrollment ranges from 344 students (lowest) to 1,288 students (highest), a spread of 944 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.
Germantown School District student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Germantown School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Germantown School District is typically wider than the Germantown School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Germantown School District?
Germantown School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,903 students.
How much does Germantown School District spend per student?
Germantown School District spends $12,420 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #393 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Germantown School District?
Germantown School District students are 78.0% White, 6.7% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Germantown School District?
Germantown School District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #393 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.