An equity score of 41/100 ranks North Fond Du Lac School District #253 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,061 per pupil, North Fond Du Lac School District ranks #256 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,567
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,061
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Fond Du Lac School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,567 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Fond Du Lac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,061 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.6% local, 51.7% state, and 11.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #253 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 392.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.9% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Friendship Learning Elementary, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.
Friendship Learning Elementary accounts for 39.1% of all North Fond Du Lac School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Fond Du Lac School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
North Fond Du Lac School District school enrollment varies 10× across entities
North Fond Du Lac School District school enrollment ranges from 60 students (lowest) to 612 students (highest), a spread of 552 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.
North Fond Du Lac School District student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — 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.
North Fond Du Lac School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to North Fond Du Lac 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 North Fond Du Lac School District?
North Fond Du Lac School District has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,567 students.
How much does North Fond Du Lac School District spend per student?
North Fond Du Lac School District spends $14,061 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #253 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of North Fond Du Lac School District?
North Fond Du Lac School District students are 69.9% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Fond Du Lac School District?
North Fond Du Lac School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #253 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.