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Oconomowoc, Wisconsin - 8 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Oconomowoc Area School District #344 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,590 per pupil, Oconomowoc Area School District ranks #271 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,015
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,590
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oconomowoc Area School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,015 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Waukesha County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,590 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 75.3% local, 18.8% state, and 5.9% 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 25/100, ranked #344 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 617.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Silver Lake Intermediate, with a diversity index of 27.8/100.
Its largest campus is Oconomowoc High, enrolling 1,591 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ixonia Elementary, at 256 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oconomowoc High accounts for 31.7% of all Oconomowoc Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oconomowoc Area 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.
Oconomowoc Area School District school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Oconomowoc Area School District school enrollment ranges from 256 students (lowest) to 1,591 students (highest), a spread of 1,335 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.
Oconomowoc Area School District student-counselor ratio is 618:1 — 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.
Oconomowoc Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Oconomowoc Area School District is typically wider than the Oconomowoc Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Oconomowoc Area 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 Oconomowoc Area School District?
Oconomowoc Area School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 5,015 students.
How much does Oconomowoc Area School District spend per student?
Oconomowoc Area School District spends $13,590 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #344 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Oconomowoc Area School District?
Oconomowoc Area School District students are 88.1% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oconomowoc Area School District?
Oconomowoc Area School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #344 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.