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Winter, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Winter School District #66 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,702 per pupil, Winter School District ranks #73 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
249
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,702
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winter School District operates 3 public schools serving 249 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Sawyer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,702 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 66.1% local, 13.9% state, and 20.0% 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 73/100, ranked #66 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 340.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Winter Elementary, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Its largest campus is Winter Elementary, enrolling 93 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Winter Elementary accounts for 37.3% of all Winter School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Winter 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.
Winter School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Winter School District school enrollment ranges from 41 students (lowest) to 93 students (highest), a spread of 52 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.
Winter School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.7% 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.
Winter School District student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Winter School District is typically wider than the Winter School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Winter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — 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.
Winter School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 249 students.
How much does Winter School District spend per student?
Winter School District spends $16,702 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #66 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Winter School District?
Winter School District students are 86.4% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Winter School District?
Winter School District has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #66 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.