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Onalaska, Wisconsin - 6 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Onalaska School District #346 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,297 per pupil, Onalaska School District ranks #303 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,007
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,297
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Onalaska School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,007 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 La Crosse County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,297 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 51.1% local, 40.3% state, and 8.6% 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 #346 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 385.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.2% White, 13.5% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northern Hills Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.7/100.
Its largest campus is Onalaska High, enrolling 925 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner School, at 68 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Onalaska High accounts for 30.8% of all Onalaska School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Onalaska 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.
Onalaska School District school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Onalaska School District school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 925 students (highest), a spread of 857 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.
Onalaska School District student-counselor ratio is 385:1 — 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.
Onalaska School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Onalaska School District is typically wider than the Onalaska School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Onalaska School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,007 students.
How much does Onalaska School District spend per student?
Onalaska School District spends $13,297 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #346 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Onalaska School District?
Onalaska School District students are 70.2% White, 13.5% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Onalaska School District?
Onalaska School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #346 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.