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Sussex, Wisconsin - 8 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Hamilton School District #372 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,986 per pupil, Hamilton School District ranks #327 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,106
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,986
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamilton School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,106 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Waukesha County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,986 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 49.8% local, 42.6% state, and 7.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 18/100, ranked #372 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 509.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.5% White, 13.0% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marcy Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hamilton High, enrolling 1,577 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Willow Springs Learning Center, at 279 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hamilton High accounts for 30.7% of all Hamilton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hamilton 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.
Hamilton School District school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Hamilton School District school enrollment ranges from 279 students (lowest) to 1,577 students (highest), a spread of 1,298 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.
Hamilton School District student-counselor ratio is 510:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hamilton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — 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.
Hamilton School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,106 students.
How much does Hamilton School District spend per student?
Hamilton School District spends $12,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #372 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Hamilton School District?
Hamilton School District students are 72.5% White, 13.0% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamilton School District?
Hamilton School District has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #372 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.