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Oshkosh, Wisconsin - 22 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Oshkosh Area School District #158 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,459 per pupil, Oshkosh Area School District ranks #197 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,149
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$14,459
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oshkosh Area School District operates 22 public schools serving 9,149 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 5 middle, 5 combined, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Winnebago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,459 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 39.7% local, 49.1% state, and 11.3% 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 57/100, ranked #158 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 372.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% White, 10.1% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Read Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is West High, enrolling 1,623 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Accelerated Advanced Learning Program, at 60 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West High accounts for 16.4% of all Oshkosh Area School District student enrollment
That concentration means Oshkosh 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.
Oshkosh Area School District school enrollment varies 27× across entities
Oshkosh Area School District school enrollment ranges from 60 students (lowest) to 1,623 students (highest), a spread of 1,563 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Oshkosh Area School District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Oshkosh Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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 Oshkosh Area School District is typically wider than the Oshkosh Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Oshkosh Area School District?
Oshkosh Area School District has 22 schools, including 2 high, 5 middle, 5 combined, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,149 students.
How much does Oshkosh Area School District spend per student?
Oshkosh Area School District spends $14,459 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #158 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Oshkosh Area School District?
Oshkosh Area School District students are 63.8% White, 10.1% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oshkosh Area School District?
Oshkosh Area School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #158 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.