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Neillsville, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Neillsville School District #237 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,733 per pupil, Neillsville School District ranks #352 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Neillsville School District operates 3 public schools serving 861 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,733 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, 42.6% state, and 14.8% 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 44/100, ranked #237 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.
a 422.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Neillsville High, with a diversity index of 24.9/100.
Its largest campus is Neillsville Elementary, enrolling 399 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Neillsville Elementary accounts for 46.3% of all Neillsville School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neillsville School District a distant remainder — means Neillsville 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.
Neillsville School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Neillsville School District school enrollment ranges from 180 students (lowest) to 399 students (highest), a spread of 219 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.
Neillsville School District student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — 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.
Neillsville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Neillsville School District is typically wider than the Neillsville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Neillsville School District?
Neillsville School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 861 students.
How much does Neillsville School District spend per student?
Neillsville School District spends $12,733 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #237 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Neillsville School District?
Neillsville School District students are 88.2% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Neillsville School District?
Neillsville School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #237 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.