An equity score of 55/100 ranks Sun Prairie Area School District #169 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,689 per pupil, Sun Prairie Area School District ranks #157 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,350
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$15,689
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sun Prairie Area School District operates 16 public schools serving 8,350 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 3 high, 3 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,689 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.0% local, 43.6% state, and 7.4% 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 55/100, ranked #169 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 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 376.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.1% White, 14.9% African American, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadow View Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.4/100.
Its largest campus is Sun Prairie East High, enrolling 1,340 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Prairie Phoenix Academy, at 88 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sun Prairie East High accounts for 15.7% of all Sun Prairie Area School District student enrollment
That concentration means Sun Prairie Area School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sun Prairie Area School District school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Sun Prairie Area School District school enrollment ranges from 88 students (lowest) to 1,340 students (highest), a spread of 1,252 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sun Prairie Area School District student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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.
Sun Prairie Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Sun Prairie Area School District is typically wider than the Sun Prairie Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sun Prairie Area 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 Sun Prairie Area School District?
Sun Prairie Area School District has 16 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 8,350 students.
How much does Sun Prairie Area School District spend per student?
Sun Prairie Area School District spends $15,689 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #169 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Sun Prairie Area School District?
Sun Prairie Area School District students are 51.1% White, 14.9% African American, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sun Prairie Area School District?
Sun Prairie Area School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #169 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.