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Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Prairie Du Chien Area School District #172 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,971 per pupil, Prairie Du Chien Area School District ranks #153 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
986
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,971
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prairie Du Chien Area School District operates 5 public schools serving 986 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Crawford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,971 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 44.7% local, 44.5% 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 55/100, ranked #172 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 157.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 5.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education, with a diversity index of 16.3/100.
Prairie Du Chien High accounts for 29.1% of all Prairie Du Chien Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Prairie Du Chien 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.
Prairie Du Chien Area School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Prairie Du Chien Area School District school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 287 students (highest), a spread of 264 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.
Prairie Du Chien Area School District student-counselor ratio is 158:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Prairie Du Chien Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 5.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Prairie Du Chien Area School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Prairie Du Chien Area School District?
Prairie Du Chien Area School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 986 students.
How much does Prairie Du Chien Area School District spend per student?
Prairie Du Chien Area School District spends $14,971 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #172 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Prairie Du Chien Area School District?
Prairie Du Chien Area School District students are 91.9% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prairie Du Chien Area School District?
Prairie Du Chien Area School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #172 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.