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Milton, Wisconsin - 7 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Milton School District #340 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,814 per pupil, Milton School District ranks #340 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,425
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,814
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Milton School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,425 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Rock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,814 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 43.4% local, 47.8% state, and 8.8% 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 26/100, ranked #340 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 503.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northside Intermediate, with a diversity index of 24.8/100.
Its largest campus is Milton High, enrolling 1,057 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Consolidated Elementary, at 82 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Milton High accounts for 30.5% of all Milton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Milton 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.
Milton School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Milton School District school enrollment ranges from 82 students (lowest) to 1,057 students (highest), a spread of 975 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Milton School District student-counselor ratio is 504:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Milton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — 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.
Milton School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,425 students.
How much does Milton School District spend per student?
Milton School District spends $12,814 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #340 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Milton School District?
Milton School District students are 88.8% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Milton School District?
Milton School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #340 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.