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Hayward, Wisconsin - 6 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Hayward Community School District #231 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,508 per pupil, Hayward Community School District ranks #120 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,905
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,508
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hayward Community School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,905 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Sawyer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,508 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 72.7% local, 11.2% state, and 16.0% 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 45/100, ranked #231 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 403:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hayward High, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hayward High, enrolling 522 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Northern Waters Environmental School, at 43 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hayward High accounts for 27.4% of all Hayward Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hayward Community 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.
Hayward Community School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Hayward Community School District school enrollment ranges from 43 students (lowest) to 522 students (highest), a spread of 479 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hayward Community School District student-counselor ratio is 403:1 — 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.
Hayward Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — 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 Hayward Community School District is typically wider than the Hayward Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Hayward Community 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 Hayward Community School District?
Hayward Community School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,905 students.
How much does Hayward Community School District spend per student?
Hayward Community School District spends $15,508 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #231 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Hayward Community School District?
Hayward Community School District students are 70.8% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hayward Community School District?
Hayward Community School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #231 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.