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Platteville, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Platteville School District #204 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,699 per pupil, Platteville School District ranks #261 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,576
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,699
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Platteville School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,576 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Grant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,699 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 36.4% local, 47.6% state, and 16.0% 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 50/100, ranked #204 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 360.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.0% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 42.2/100.
Its largest campus is Platteville High, enrolling 479 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Platteville High accounts for 30.4% of all Platteville School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Platteville 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.
Platteville School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Platteville School District school enrollment ranges from 205 students (lowest) to 479 students (highest), a spread of 274 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.
Platteville School District student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — 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.
Platteville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Platteville School District is typically wider than the Platteville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Platteville School District?
Platteville School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,576 students.
How much does Platteville School District spend per student?
Platteville School District spends $13,699 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #204 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Platteville School District?
Platteville School District students are 77.0% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Platteville School District?
Platteville School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #204 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.