Other / mixed grade configuration · Dousman, WI

Dousman Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Dousman Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 550351000375
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
22
📋 Attendance
86
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dousman Elementary earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wisconsin median.

57
Resource Index · Higher
12.4:1
students per teacher
15.9%
free-lunch eligible
311
students enrolled

Dousman Elementary has class sizes near the Wisconsin median. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

311

Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.4:1

vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg

-14% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

15.9%

vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg

-59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dousman Elementary compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dousman Elementary

Dousman Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Dousman, Wisconsin, enrolling 311 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 15.9% of students eligible for free meals.

With 311 students, its enrollment sits close to the Wisconsin median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.

Against 388 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #59.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 389 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Kettle Moraine School District also operates Kettle Moraine High (869 students) and Kettle Moraine Middle (726 students) alongside Dousman 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

How Dousman Elementary compares

Dousman 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 12.4:1 ▼ 14% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 15.9% ▼ 59% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 311 top 48% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
15.9%
free-lunch eligible - 59% below the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 38% in Wisconsin - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,709
per pupil, district-wide - below Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

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.

Student demographics

White 88.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
Two or More 2.3%
African American 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 88.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.6, Dousman Elementary is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kettle Moraine School District, which includes Dousman Elementary.

$13,709
Per student
-8%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.9%
State 20.0%
Federal 8.1%

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.

How Dousman Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kettle Moraine High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Kettle Moraine Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wales Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cushing Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Magee Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dousman Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kettle Moraine School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

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 Dousman 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.

Frequently asked questions about Dousman Elementary

How many students attend Dousman Elementary?

Dousman Elementary has 311 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dousman, WI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dousman Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Dousman Elementary is 12.4:1, which is 14% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 21% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dousman Elementary?

15.9% of students at Dousman Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dousman Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Dousman Elementary is White at 88.7% of enrollment, in Dousman, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dousman Elementary?

Dousman Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Dousman Elementary a good school?

Dousman Elementary earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wisconsin median. 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.

What other schools are in Kettle Moraine School District?

Besides Dousman Elementary, Kettle Moraine School District also operates Kettle Moraine High (869 students), Kettle Moraine Middle (726 students), and Wales Elementary (333 students). See the Kettle Moraine School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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