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Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Whitefish Bay School District #394 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,503 per pupil, Whitefish Bay School District ranks #373 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,860
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,503
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Whitefish Bay School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,860 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Milwaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,503 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 55.7% local, 38.9% state, and 5.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 14/100, ranked #394 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 (17 AP courses district-wide), a 461.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Whitefish Bay High, with a diversity index of 45.4/100.
Its largest campus is Whitefish Bay High, enrolling 945 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Whitefish Bay High accounts for 33.0% of all Whitefish Bay School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Whitefish Bay 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.
Whitefish Bay School District student-counselor ratio is 462:1 — 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.
Whitefish Bay School District chronic absenteeism rate is 5.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay School District?
Whitefish Bay School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,860 students.
How much does Whitefish Bay School District spend per student?
Whitefish Bay School District spends $12,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #394 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Whitefish Bay School District?
Whitefish Bay School District students are 76.0% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, 4.0% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Whitefish Bay School District?
Whitefish Bay School District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #394 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.