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Monona, Wisconsin - 7 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Monona Grove School District #240 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,738 per pupil, Monona Grove School District ranks #171 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,539
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,738
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monona Grove School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,539 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 Dane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,738 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.8% local, 35.1% state, and 6.1% 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 43/100, ranked #240 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 451.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Taylor Prairie Elementary, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Monona Grove High, enrolling 1,170 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Monona Grove Liberal Arts, at 93 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Monona Grove High accounts for 31.9% of all Monona Grove School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Monona Grove 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.
Monona Grove School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Monona Grove School District school enrollment ranges from 93 students (lowest) to 1,170 students (highest), a spread of 1,077 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.
Monona Grove School District student-counselor ratio is 452:1 — 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.
Monona Grove School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Monona Grove School District is typically wider than the Monona Grove School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Monona Grove School District?
Monona Grove School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,539 students.
How much does Monona Grove School District spend per student?
Monona Grove School District spends $14,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #240 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Monona Grove School District?
Monona Grove School District students are 76.5% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 2.9% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monona Grove School District?
Monona Grove School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #240 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.