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Wittenberg, Wisconsin - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District #248 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,399 per pupil, Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District ranks #292 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,154
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,399
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,154 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Shawano County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,399 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 40.0% local, 47.5% state, and 12.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #248 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 383.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wittenberg-Birnamwood High, with a diversity index of 33.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wittenberg Elementary, enrolling 449 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Wittenberg Elementary accounts for 38.9% of all Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wittenberg-Birnamwood 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.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District is typically wider than the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wittenberg-Birnamwood 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 Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District?
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,154 students.
How much does Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District spend per student?
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District spends $13,399 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #248 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District?
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District students are 83.7% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District?
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #248 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.