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Hartford, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Hartford J1 School District #177 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,620 per pupil, Hartford J1 School District ranks #270 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,517
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,620
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hartford J1 School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,517 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 $13,620 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 40.2% local, 48.6% state, and 11.3% 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 54/100, ranked #177 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 420.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.3% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elementary, with a diversity index of 48.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Elementary, enrolling 460 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Elementary accounts for 30.3% of all Hartford J1 School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hartford J1 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.
Hartford J1 School District student-counselor ratio is 421:1 — 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.
Hartford J1 School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Hartford J1 School District is typically wider than the Hartford J1 School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Hartford J1 School District?
Hartford J1 School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,517 students.
How much does Hartford J1 School District spend per student?
Hartford J1 School District spends $13,620 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #177 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Hartford J1 School District?
Hartford J1 School District students are 75.3% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hartford J1 School District?
Hartford J1 School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #177 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.