At $28,790 per pupil, Washington Island School District ranks #7 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
62
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$28,790
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington Island School District operates 2 public schools serving 62 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 Door County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,790 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 43 of 423 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.5% local, 8.4% state, and 8.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 10.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washington Island Elementary, enrolling 38 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Island Elementary accounts for 61.3% of all Washington Island School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washington Island School District a distant remainder — means Washington Island 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 Island School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.9% — 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 Island 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 Island School District?
Washington Island School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 62 students.
How much does Washington Island School District spend per student?
Washington Island School District spends $28,790 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Washington Island School District?
Washington Island School District students are 92.1% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.