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Shawano, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Shawano School District #221 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,643 per pupil, Shawano School District ranks #180 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,238
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,643
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shawano School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,238 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 Shawano County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,643 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 43.4% local, 45.9% state, and 10.7% 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 46/100, ranked #221 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 433.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.0% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brener Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.5/100.
Its largest campus is Shawano High, enrolling 702 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Leads Primary Charter School, at 80 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shawano High accounts for 31.4% of all Shawano School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shawano 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.
Shawano School District school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
Shawano School District school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 702 students (highest), a spread of 622 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.
Shawano School District student-counselor ratio is 433:1 — 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.
Shawano School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Shawano School District is typically wider than the Shawano School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Shawano School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,238 students.
How much does Shawano School District spend per student?
Shawano School District spends $14,643 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #221 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Shawano School District?
Shawano School District students are 58.0% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shawano School District?
Shawano School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #221 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.