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Gilmanton, Wisconsin - 3 schools
At $19,674 per pupil, Gilmanton School District ranks #21 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
135
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,674
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gilmanton School District operates 3 public schools serving 135 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Buffalo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,674 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 43 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.7% local, 39.2% state, and 13.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 261:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gilmanton Elementary, with a diversity index of 14.4/100.
Its largest campus is Gilmanton Elementary, enrolling 52 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Gilmanton Elementary accounts for 38.5% of all Gilmanton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gilmanton 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.
Gilmanton School District student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — 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 Gilmanton School District is typically wider than the Gilmanton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Gilmanton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Gilmanton School District is typically wider than the Gilmanton School District-aggregate figure suggests.