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Spooner, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Spooner Area School District #153 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,654 per pupil, Spooner Area School District ranks #113 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,015
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,654
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spooner Area School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,015 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 Washburn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,654 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 74.9% local, 11.8% state, and 13.2% 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 58/100, ranked #153 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 362:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spooner Elementary, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Its largest campus is Spooner Elementary, enrolling 363 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Spooner Elementary accounts for 35.8% of all Spooner Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spooner Area 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.
Spooner Area School District student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — 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.
Spooner Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — 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 Spooner Area School District is typically wider than the Spooner Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Spooner Area School District?
Spooner Area School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,015 students.
How much does Spooner Area School District spend per student?
Spooner Area School District spends $15,654 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #153 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Spooner Area School District?
Spooner Area School District students are 89.6% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spooner Area School District?
Spooner Area School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #153 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.