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Glendale, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Glendale-River Hills School District #103 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,868 per pupil, Glendale-River Hills School District ranks #50 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
962
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,868
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glendale-River Hills School District operates 2 public schools serving 962 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Milwaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,868 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 78.4% local, 12.1% state, and 9.5% 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 66/100, ranked #103 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.
a 486.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.3% White, 33.9% African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Parkway Elementary, enrolling 490 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Parkway Elementary accounts for 50.4% of all Glendale-River Hills School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Glendale-River Hills School District a distant remainder — means Glendale-River Hills 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.
Glendale-River Hills School District student-counselor ratio is 487:1 — 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.
Glendale-River Hills School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Glendale-River Hills School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Glendale-River Hills School District?
Glendale-River Hills School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 962 students.
How much does Glendale-River Hills School District spend per student?
Glendale-River Hills School District spends $17,868 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #103 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Glendale-River Hills School District?
Glendale-River Hills School District students are 40.3% White, 33.9% African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glendale-River Hills School District?
Glendale-River Hills School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #103 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.