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Reedsville, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Reedsville School District #161 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,667 per pupil, Reedsville School District ranks #111 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
584
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,667
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Reedsville School District operates 2 public schools serving 584 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Manitowoc County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,667 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 42.9% local, 45.2% state, and 11.9% 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 #161 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 256:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Reedsville Elementary, enrolling 320 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Reedsville Elementary accounts for 54.8% of all Reedsville School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Reedsville School District a distant remainder — means Reedsville School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Reedsville School District student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — 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 Reedsville School District is typically wider than the Reedsville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Reedsville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Reedsville School District?
Reedsville School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 584 students.
How much does Reedsville School District spend per student?
Reedsville School District spends $15,667 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #161 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Reedsville School District?
Reedsville School District students are 83.3% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Reedsville School District?
Reedsville School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #161 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.