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Brussels, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Southern Door County School District #171 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,878 per pupil, Southern Door County School District ranks #160 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
995
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,878
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Door County School District operates 3 public schools serving 995 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Door County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,878 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 69.4% local, 20.5% state, and 10.1% 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 55/100, ranked #171 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 332.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southern Door Elementary, with a diversity index of 23.7/100.
Its largest campus is Southern Door Elementary, enrolling 482 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Southern Door Elementary accounts for 48.4% of all Southern Door County School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Door County School District a distant remainder — means Southern Door County 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.
Southern Door County School District school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Southern Door County School District school enrollment ranges from 205 students (lowest) to 482 students (highest), a spread of 277 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.
Southern Door County School District student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — 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 Southern Door County School District is typically wider than the Southern Door County School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Southern Door County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Southern Door County 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 Southern Door County School District?
Southern Door County School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 995 students.
How much does Southern Door County School District spend per student?
Southern Door County School District spends $14,878 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #171 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Door County School District?
Southern Door County School District students are 87.7% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Door County School District?
Southern Door County School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #171 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.