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Marshfield, Wisconsin - 8 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Marshfield Unified School District #244 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,070 per pupil, Marshfield Unified School District ranks #220 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,842
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$14,070
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marshfield Unified School District operates 8 public schools serving 3,842 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 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 Wood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,070 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 42.6% local, 46.7% state, and 10.7% 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 42/100, ranked #244 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 359.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.7% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Elementary, with a diversity index of 33.5/100.
Its largest campus is Marshfield High, enrolling 1,181 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marshfield K4, at 158 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marshfield High accounts for 30.7% of all Marshfield Unified School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marshfield Unified 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.
Marshfield Unified School District school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Marshfield Unified School District school enrollment ranges from 158 students (lowest) to 1,181 students (highest), a spread of 1,023 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.
Marshfield Unified School District student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — 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.
Marshfield Unified School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.8% — 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 Marshfield Unified 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 Marshfield Unified School District?
Marshfield Unified School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,842 students.
How much does Marshfield Unified School District spend per student?
Marshfield Unified School District spends $14,070 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #244 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Marshfield Unified School District?
Marshfield Unified School District students are 85.7% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marshfield Unified School District?
Marshfield Unified School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #244 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.