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Wales, Wisconsin - 12 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Kettle Moraine School District #380 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,709 per pupil, Kettle Moraine School District ranks #258 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,477
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$13,709
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kettle Moraine School District operates 12 public schools serving 3,477 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $13,709 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 71.9% local, 20.0% state, and 8.1% 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 17/100, ranked #380 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 4 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (53 AP courses district-wide), a 467.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Km Connect, with a diversity index of 39.1/100.
Its largest campus is Kettle Moraine High, enrolling 869 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Km Connect, at 35 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kettle Moraine High accounts for 25.0% of all Kettle Moraine School District student enrollment
That concentration means Kettle Moraine 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.
Kettle Moraine School District school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Kettle Moraine School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 869 students (highest), a spread of 834 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kettle Moraine School District student-counselor ratio is 467:1 — 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.
Kettle Moraine School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — 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 Kettle Moraine 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 Kettle Moraine School District?
Kettle Moraine School District has 12 schools, including 4 high, 1 middle, 6 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,477 students.
How much does Kettle Moraine School District spend per student?
Kettle Moraine School District spends $13,709 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #380 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Kettle Moraine School District?
Kettle Moraine School District students are 88.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kettle Moraine School District?
Kettle Moraine School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #380 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.