At $13,423 per pupil, Washington-Caldwell School District ranks #321 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington-Caldwell School District operates 1 public schools serving 194 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Racine County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,423 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 56.3% local, 33.1% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 192:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washington Elementary, enrolling 192 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Elementary accounts for 99.0% of all Washington-Caldwell School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washington-Caldwell School District a distant remainder — means Washington-Caldwell School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Washington-Caldwell School District student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Washington-Caldwell School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — 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 Washington-Caldwell 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 Washington-Caldwell School District?
Washington-Caldwell School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 194 students.
How much does Washington-Caldwell School District spend per student?
Washington-Caldwell School District spends $13,423 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Washington-Caldwell School District?
Washington-Caldwell School District students are 90.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.