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Holmen, Wisconsin - 7 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Holmen School District #196 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,829 per pupil, Holmen School District ranks #242 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,879
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,829
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holmen School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,879 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 La Crosse County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,829 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 34.9% local, 56.6% state, and 8.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #196 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 339.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% White, 9.1% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Evergreen Elementary, with a diversity index of 42.2/100.
Its largest campus is Holmen High, enrolling 1,242 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holmen Public Preschool, at 176 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holmen High accounts for 32.0% of all Holmen School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Holmen 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.
Holmen School District school enrollment varies 7.1× across entities
Holmen School District school enrollment ranges from 176 students (lowest) to 1,242 students (highest), a spread of 1,066 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.
Holmen School District student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — 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 Holmen School District is typically wider than the Holmen School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Holmen School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Holmen School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,879 students.
How much does Holmen School District spend per student?
Holmen School District spends $13,829 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #196 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Holmen School District?
Holmen School District students are 82.3% White, 9.1% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holmen School District?
Holmen School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #196 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.