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Osceola, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Osceola School District #121 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,468 per pupil, Osceola School District ranks #81 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,594
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,468
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Osceola School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,594 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,468 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.4% local, 42.7% state, and 10.8% 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 63/100, ranked #121 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 249.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Osceola Elementary, with a diversity index of 19.3/100.
Its largest campus is Osceola High, enrolling 498 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Osceola High accounts for 31.2% of all Osceola School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Osceola 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.
Osceola School District student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Osceola School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.4% — 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 Osceola School District is typically wider than the Osceola School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Osceola School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,594 students.
How much does Osceola School District spend per student?
Osceola School District spends $16,468 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #121 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Osceola School District?
Osceola School District students are 91.5% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Osceola School District?
Osceola School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #121 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.