At $34,647 per pupil, Phelps School District ranks #4 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
85
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$34,647
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Phelps School District operates 2 public schools serving 85 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Vilas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,647 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 43 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.3% local, 7.8% state, and 14.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 314.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Phelps Elementary, enrolling 61 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Phelps Elementary accounts for 69.3% of all Phelps School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Phelps School District a distant remainder — means Phelps School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Phelps School District reports 53.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Phelps School District student-counselor ratio is 314:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Phelps School District is typically wider than the Phelps School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Phelps School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Phelps School District is typically wider than the Phelps School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Phelps School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 85 students.
How much does Phelps School District spend per student?
Phelps School District spends $34,647 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Phelps School District?
Phelps School District students are 92.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.