An equity score of 38/100 ranks Somerset School District #270 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,307 per pupil, Somerset School District ranks #246 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,463
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,307
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somerset School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,463 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 St. Croix County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,307 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.0% local, 46.1% state, and 8.0% 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 38/100, ranked #270 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 240.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Somerset Elementary, with a diversity index of 22.6/100.
Its largest campus is Somerset Elementary, enrolling 577 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Somerset Elementary accounts for 39.4% of all Somerset School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Somerset School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Somerset School District student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Somerset School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.0% — 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.
Somerset School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,463 students.
How much does Somerset School District spend per student?
Somerset School District spends $14,307 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #270 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Somerset School District?
Somerset School District students are 88.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somerset School District?
Somerset School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #270 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.