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Oak Creek, Wisconsin - 11 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District #343 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,726 per pupil, Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District ranks #353 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,510
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,726
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District operates 11 public schools serving 6,510 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Milwaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,726 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 48.0% local, 41.5% state, and 10.6% 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 25/100, ranked #343 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 397.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Forest Ridge Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Oak Creek High, enrolling 2,220 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Learning Academy, at 266 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oak Creek High accounts for 33.9% of all Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oak Creek-Franklin Joint 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.
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District school enrollment varies 8.3× across entities
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District school enrollment ranges from 266 students (lowest) to 2,220 students (highest), a spread of 1,954 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.
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District student-counselor ratio is 397:1 — 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.
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — 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 Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District is typically wider than the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Oak Creek-Franklin Joint 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 Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District?
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District has 11 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 8 combined. Total enrollment is 6,510 students.
How much does Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District spend per student?
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District spends $12,726 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #343 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District?
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District students are 59.6% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 5.4% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District?
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #343 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.