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Kiel, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Kiel Area School District #366 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,257 per pupil, Kiel Area School District ranks #307 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,224
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,257
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kiel Area School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 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 Manitowoc County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,257 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 50.5% local, 40.5% state, and 9.0% 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 20/100, ranked #366 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 333.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Between the Lakes Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is Zielanis Elementary, enrolling 412 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kiel Eschool, at 63 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Zielanis Elementary accounts for 31.7% of all Kiel Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kiel Area 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.
Kiel Area School District school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Kiel Area School District school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 412 students (highest), a spread of 349 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.
Kiel Area School District student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — 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 Kiel Area School District is typically wider than the Kiel Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Kiel Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Kiel Area School District?
Kiel Area School District has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,224 students.
How much does Kiel Area School District spend per student?
Kiel Area School District spends $13,257 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #366 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Kiel Area School District?
Kiel Area School District students are 87.2% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kiel Area School District?
Kiel Area School District has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #366 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.