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Silver Lake, Wisconsin - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Silver Lake J1 School District #291 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,054 per pupil, Silver Lake J1 School District ranks #320 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Silver Lake J1 School District operates 1 public schools serving 438 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Kenosha County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,054 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 45.5% local, 42.2% state, and 12.3% 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 37/100, ranked #291 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.
a 449:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Riverview Elementary, enrolling 449 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverview Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Silver Lake J1 School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Silver Lake J1 School District a distant remainder — means Silver Lake J1 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.
Silver Lake J1 School District student-counselor ratio is 449:1 — 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.
Silver Lake J1 School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 Silver Lake J1 School District is typically wider than the Silver Lake J1 School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Silver Lake J1 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 Silver Lake J1 School District?
Silver Lake J1 School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 438 students.
How much does Silver Lake J1 School District spend per student?
Silver Lake J1 School District spends $13,054 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #291 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Silver Lake J1 School District?
Silver Lake J1 School District students are 83.7% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Silver Lake J1 School District?
Silver Lake J1 School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #291 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.