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Madison, Wisconsin - 4 schools
At $28,756 per pupil, Wisconsin Department of Health Services ranks #3 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$28,756
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wisconsin Department of Health Services operates 4 public schools serving 40 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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 Dane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,756 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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.
and 36.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.8% White, 26.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Winnebago Mental Health Institution, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mendota Mental Health Institution, enrolling 18 students (72% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Central Wisconsin Center, at 1 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mendota Mental Health Institution accounts for 45.0% of all Wisconsin Department of Health Services student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wisconsin Department of Health Services a distant remainder — means Wisconsin Department of Health Services-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 Health Services school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Wisconsin Department of Health Services school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 18 students (highest), a spread of 17 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.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services chronic absenteeism rate is 36.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Wisconsin Department of Health Services'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 Health Services?
Wisconsin Department of Health Services has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 40 students.
How much does Wisconsin Department of Health Services spend per student?
Wisconsin Department of Health Services spends $28,756 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Wisconsin Department of Health Services?
Wisconsin Department of Health Services students are 45.8% White, 26.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.