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Waterloo, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Waterloo School District #258 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,151 per pupil, Waterloo School District ranks #314 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
768
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,151
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterloo School District operates 4 public schools serving 768 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,151 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.4% local, 49.1% state, and 10.5% 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 41/100, ranked #258 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 440.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waterloo Intermediate, with a diversity index of 53.4/100.
Its largest campus is Waterloo Elementary, enrolling 281 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Waterloo Elementary accounts for 36.6% of all Waterloo School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Waterloo 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.
Waterloo School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Waterloo School District school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 281 students (highest), a spread of 167 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.
Waterloo School District student-counselor ratio is 440:1 — 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.
Waterloo School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Waterloo School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 768 students.
How much does Waterloo School District spend per student?
Waterloo School District spends $13,151 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #258 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Waterloo School District?
Waterloo School District students are 65.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waterloo School District?
Waterloo School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #258 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.