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Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin - 6 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Sauk Prairie School District #325 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,753 per pupil, Sauk Prairie School District ranks #349 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,720
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,753
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sauk Prairie School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,720 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Sauk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,753 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 55.8% local, 33.2% state, and 10.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #325 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 341:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tower Rock Elementary, with a diversity index of 40.3/100.
Its largest campus is Sauk Prairie High, enrolling 862 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Merrimac Community, at 134 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sauk Prairie High accounts for 31.7% of all Sauk Prairie School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sauk Prairie 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.
Sauk Prairie School District school enrollment varies 6.4× across entities
Sauk Prairie School District school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 862 students (highest), a spread of 728 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.
Sauk Prairie School District student-counselor ratio is 341:1 — 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 Sauk Prairie School District is typically wider than the Sauk Prairie School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Sauk Prairie School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Sauk Prairie School District?
Sauk Prairie School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,720 students.
How much does Sauk Prairie School District spend per student?
Sauk Prairie School District spends $12,753 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #325 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Sauk Prairie School District?
Sauk Prairie School District students are 85.9% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sauk Prairie School District?
Sauk Prairie School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #325 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.