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Montello, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Montello School District #80 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,539 per pupil, Montello School District ranks #79 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Montello School District operates 4 public schools serving 593 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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 Marquette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,539 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 47.6% local, 35.6% state, and 16.8% 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 70/100, ranked #80 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 713.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.7% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Montello Virtual Charter School, with a diversity index of 38.0/100.
Its largest campus is Forest Lane Community School, enrolling 284 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Montello Virtual Charter School, at 22 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Forest Lane Community School accounts for 47.9% of all Montello School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Montello School District a distant remainder — means Montello 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.
Montello School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Montello School District school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 284 students (highest), a spread of 262 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.
Montello School District student-counselor ratio is 713:1 — 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.
Montello School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — 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 Montello School District is typically wider than the Montello School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Montello School District has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 593 students.
How much does Montello School District spend per student?
Montello School District spends $16,539 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #80 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Montello School District?
Montello School District students are 86.7% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montello School District?
Montello School District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #80 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.