Enrollment
296
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Fond Du Lac, WI
Federal NCES profile for Chegwin Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
The verdict
Chegwin Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Wisconsin schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Wisconsin schools.
Chegwin Elementary has class sizes smaller than 70% of Wisconsin schools. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Chegwin Elementary ranks #11 of 12 schools in Fond Du Lac, WI.
NCES ID 550468000493 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
296
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg
-18% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
69.3%
vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg
+80% vs state
How Chegwin Elementary compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
11.8:1 - 2.6 below the Wisconsin state median of 14.4:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Chegwin Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, enrolling 296 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 69.3% of students qualify for free meals, 80% above the Wisconsin average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
With 296 students, its enrollment sits close to the Wisconsin median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.
Among 137 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Wisconsin schools statewide, it ranks #119, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (38%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 72/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Fond Du Lac School District also operates Fond Du Lac High (1,917 students) and Sabish Middle (445 students) alongside Chegwin Elementary.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Chegwin Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Wisconsin | Wisconsin avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.8:1 | ▼ 18% | 14.4:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 69.3% | ▲ 80% | 38.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 296 | top 51% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 38.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 72.2, Chegwin Elementary is more mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fond Du Lac School District, which includes Chegwin Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fond Du Lac High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Sabish Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Theisen Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Woodworth Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Waters Elementary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Chegwin Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Chegwin Elementary's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Chegwin Elementary has 296 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fond Du Lac, WI.
The student-teacher ratio at Chegwin Elementary is 11.8:1, which is 18% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
69.3% of students at Chegwin Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.
The largest demographic group at Chegwin Elementary is White at 38.2% of enrollment, in Fond Du Lac, WI. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.2/100.
Chegwin Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Chegwin Elementary ranks #11 of 12 schools in Fond Du Lac, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Fond Du Lac on the city page.
Chegwin Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Wisconsin schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Wisconsin schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Chegwin Elementary, Fond Du Lac School District also operates Fond Du Lac High (1,917 students), Sabish Middle (445 students), and Theisen Middle (431 students). See the Fond Du Lac School District district page for the complete list.
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