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Madison, Wisconsin - 13 schools
At $8,695 per pupil, Wisconsin Department of Corrections ranks #422 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
196
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$8,695
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wisconsin Department of Corrections operates 13 public schools serving 196 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 high, 3 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,695 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 43 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is , 100.0% state, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 26:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 66.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% African American, 9.0% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Copper Lake School, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Lincoln Hills School accounts for 19.4% of all Wisconsin Department of Corrections student enrollment
That concentration means Wisconsin Department of Corrections-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.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections school enrollment varies 38× across entities
Wisconsin Department of Corrections school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 38 students (highest), a spread of 37 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections student-counselor ratio is 26:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections chronic absenteeism rate is 66.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Wisconsin Department of Corrections'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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections?
Wisconsin Department of Corrections has 13 schools, including 3 combined, 10 high. Total enrollment is 196 students.
How much does Wisconsin Department of Corrections spend per student?
Wisconsin Department of Corrections spends $8,695 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Wisconsin Department of Corrections?
Wisconsin Department of Corrections students are 80.1% African American, 9.0% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.