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Greenfield, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Whitnall School District #342 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,055 per pupil, Whitnall School District ranks #319 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,397
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,055
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Whitnall School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,397 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 $13,055 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 55.0% local, 36.1% state, and 8.9% 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 26/100, ranked #342 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 432.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Whitnall High, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.
Its largest campus is Whitnall High, enrolling 821 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Core4, at 87 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Whitnall High accounts for 34.3% of all Whitnall School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Whitnall 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.
Whitnall School District school enrollment varies 9.4× across entities
Whitnall School District school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 821 students (highest), a spread of 734 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Whitnall School District student-counselor ratio is 432:1 — 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.
Whitnall School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — 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.
Whitnall School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,397 students.
How much does Whitnall School District spend per student?
Whitnall School District spends $13,055 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #342 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Whitnall School District?
Whitnall School District students are 67.3% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, 3.8% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Whitnall School District?
Whitnall School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #342 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.