An equity score of 27/100 ranks Howard-Suamico School District #331 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,626 per pupil, Howard-Suamico School District ranks #301 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,781
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,626
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Howard-Suamico School District operates 9 public schools serving 5,781 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,626 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.3% local, 43.5% state, and 7.3% 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 27/100, ranked #331 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 367.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.4% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Howard Elementary, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bay Port High, enrolling 1,966 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Howard Elementary, at 262 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bay Port High accounts for 34.0% of all Howard-Suamico School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Howard-Suamico School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Howard-Suamico School District school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Howard-Suamico School District school enrollment ranges from 262 students (lowest) to 1,966 students (highest), a spread of 1,704 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.
Howard-Suamico School District student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — 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.
Howard-Suamico School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Howard-Suamico 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 Howard-Suamico School District?
Howard-Suamico School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 5,781 students.
How much does Howard-Suamico School District spend per student?
Howard-Suamico School District spends $13,626 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #331 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Howard-Suamico School District?
Howard-Suamico School District students are 83.4% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Howard-Suamico School District?
Howard-Suamico School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #331 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.