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Waupaca, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Waupaca School District #223 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,609 per pupil, Waupaca School District ranks #184 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,999
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,609
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waupaca School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,999 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 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 Waupaca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,609 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 45.4% local, 43.0% state, and 11.6% 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 46/100, ranked #223 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 373.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.6% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waupaca Learning Center Elementary, with a diversity index of 31.2/100.
Its largest campus is Waupaca High, enrolling 623 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten, at 133 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waupaca High accounts for 30.5% of all Waupaca School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Waupaca School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Waupaca School District school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Waupaca School District school enrollment ranges from 133 students (lowest) to 623 students (highest), a spread of 490 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.
Waupaca School District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Waupaca School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Waupaca School District is typically wider than the Waupaca School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Waupaca School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,999 students.
How much does Waupaca School District spend per student?
Waupaca School District spends $14,609 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #223 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Waupaca School District?
Waupaca School District students are 86.6% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waupaca School District?
Waupaca School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #223 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.