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Thorp, Wisconsin - 2 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Thorp School District #27 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,526 per pupil, Thorp School District ranks #119 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
538
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,526
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thorp School District operates 2 public schools serving 538 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,526 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 28.3% local, 53.6% state, and 18.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #27 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 251:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Thorp Elementary, enrolling 321 students (64% of the district's total enrollment).
Thorp Elementary accounts for 59.7% of all Thorp School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thorp School District a distant remainder — means Thorp 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.
Thorp School District student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — 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 Thorp School District is typically wider than the Thorp School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Thorp School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Thorp School District is typically wider than the Thorp School District-aggregate figure suggests.