Hawthorne Elementary vs LaFollette High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hawthorne Elementary LaFollette High
Location Madison, WI Madison, WI
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other high
Enrollment 360 1,541
Student:Teacher Ratio 9.9:1 15.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 60.9% 46.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Hawthorne Elementary LaFollette High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,303 $20,303
District Madison Metropolitan School District Madison Metropolitan School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Hawthorne Elementary LaFollette High
White 18.1% 27.7%
African American 25.0% 22.5%
Hispanic or Latino 32.5% 34.4%
Asian 10.6% 5.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 11.7% 9.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Hawthorne Elementary LaFollette High
AP Courses Offered 18
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 256.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 41.4% 48.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 8 9
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.