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Markesan, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Markesan School District #186 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,774 per pupil, Markesan School District ranks #251 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
780
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,774
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Markesan School District operates 4 public schools serving 780 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Green Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,774 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 46.7% local, 37.8% state, and 15.5% 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 53/100, ranked #186 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 360.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Markesan Middle, with a diversity index of 32.0/100.
Its largest campus is Markesan High, enrolling 244 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Markesan High accounts for 31.3% of all Markesan School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Markesan 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.
Markesan School District student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — 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.
Markesan School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Markesan School District is typically wider than the Markesan School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Markesan School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 780 students.
How much does Markesan School District spend per student?
Markesan School District spends $13,774 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #186 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Markesan School District?
Markesan School District students are 84.3% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Markesan School District?
Markesan School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #186 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.