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Wautoma, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Wautoma Area School District #139 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,073 per pupil, Wautoma Area School District ranks #218 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,307
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,073
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wautoma Area School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,307 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Waushara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,073 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 42.3% local, 42.4% state, and 15.3% 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 61/100, ranked #139 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 227.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverview Elementary, with a diversity index of 42.7/100.
Its largest campus is Parkside School, enrolling 480 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Redgranite Elementary, at 130 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Parkside School accounts for 36.7% of all Wautoma Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wautoma Area School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Wautoma Area School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Wautoma Area School District school enrollment ranges from 130 students (lowest) to 480 students (highest), a spread of 350 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.
Wautoma Area School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Wautoma Area School District student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — 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.
Wautoma Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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 Wautoma Area School District is typically wider than the Wautoma Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Wautoma Area School District?
Wautoma Area School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,307 students.
How much does Wautoma Area School District spend per student?
Wautoma Area School District spends $14,073 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #139 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Wautoma Area School District?
Wautoma Area School District students are 76.5% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wautoma Area School District?
Wautoma Area School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #139 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.