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Washburn, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Washburn School District #149 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,674 per pupil, Washburn School District ranks #175 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
599
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,674
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Washburn School District operates 3 public schools serving 599 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 Bayfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,674 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 45.1% local, 40.2% state, and 14.8% 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 59/100, ranked #149 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 269.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 47.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washburn Middle, with a diversity index of 40.7/100.
Its largest campus is Washburn Elementary, enrolling 285 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Washburn Middle, at 80 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Washburn Elementary accounts for 47.6% of all Washburn School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washburn School District a distant remainder — means Washburn 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.
Washburn School District school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Washburn School District school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 285 students (highest), a spread of 205 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.
Washburn School District student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — 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 Washburn School District is typically wider than the Washburn School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Washburn School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Washburn School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 599 students.
How much does Washburn School District spend per student?
Washburn School District spends $14,674 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #149 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Washburn School District?
Washburn School District students are 77.4% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Washburn School District?
Washburn School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #149 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.