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Shorewood, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Shorewood School District #230 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,165 per pupil, Shorewood School District ranks #138 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,933
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,165
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shorewood School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,933 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle 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 Milwaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,165 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 70.1% local, 23.3% state, and 6.6% 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 45/100, ranked #230 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 (11 AP courses district-wide), a 375.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% White, 10.1% African American, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Atwater Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Shorewood High, enrolling 589 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Horizons for Learning, at 22 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shorewood High accounts for 30.5% of all Shorewood School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shorewood 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.
Shorewood School District school enrollment varies 27× across entities
Shorewood School District school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 589 students (highest), a spread of 567 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Shorewood School District student-counselor ratio is 375:1 — 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.
Shorewood School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Shorewood School District is typically wider than the Shorewood School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Shorewood School District?
Shorewood School District has 5 schools, including 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,933 students.
How much does Shorewood School District spend per student?
Shorewood School District spends $15,165 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #230 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Shorewood School District?
Shorewood School District students are 65.9% White, 10.1% African American, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shorewood School District?
Shorewood School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #230 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.