How equitable is school funding in Wisconsin?

The average funding equity score for Wisconsin school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Wisconsin · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Wisconsin

403 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Bowler School District ranks first in Wisconsin for funding equity at 98/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

98/100
top score (Bowler School District): $20,977
per-pupil spending in the top district: 87
districts scoring 70 or higher: 82
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Bowler School District	309	$20,977	59.6%	26.9%	98
2	Granton Area School District	226	$23,558	43.0%	30.5%	96
3	North Crawford School District	400	$19,388	47.2%	25.7%	95
4	Boscobel Area School District	703	$19,778	46.5%	27.2%	94
5	Menominee Indian School District	987	$22,558	81.5%	17.0%	92
6	Bruce School District	410	$18,868	46.6%	34.5%	92
7	Greenwood School District	365	$19,115	45.6%	34.7%	92
8	Royall School District	469	$18,286	38.1%	28.1%	91
9	Clayton School District	286	$19,664	38.8%	36.1%	91
10	Augusta School District	604	$18,882	40.2%	36.8%	89
11	Hillsboro School District	502	$17,984	37.1%	30.7%	88
12	Mellen School District	270	$17,141	35.6%	27.0%	88
13	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	257	$17,949	39.5%	32.9%	88
14	Flambeau School District	461	$18,822	54.1%	36.2%	87
15	Owen-Withee School District	446	$16,791	43.2%	25.4%	87
16	La Farge School District	250	$18,624	43.4%	28.8%	87
17	Weston School District	252	$20,595	40.7%	40.8%	86
18	Plum City School District	240	$20,225	20.3%	40.7%	86
19	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	576	$16,495	42.6%	22.7%	84
20	Shullsburg School District	315	$16,375	40.7%	26.9%	84
21	Black River Falls School District	1,572	$16,316	53.5%	30.9%	83
22	Bayfield School District	426	$31,798	41.4%	53.7%	82
23	Albany School District	271	$21,590	28.3%	49.1%	82
24	Luck School District	394	$35,147	37.1%	48.3%	81
25	Pecatonica Area School District	391	$18,373	24.6%	42.6%	81
26	Black Hawk School District	359	$16,262	36.1%	29.8%	81
27	Benton School District	224	$16,629	26.7%	30.9%	81
28	Cudahy School District	2,093	$16,434	62.4%	36.9%	80
29	Richland School District	1,139	$16,365	50.0%	38.2%	80
30	Cambria-Friesland School District	309	$20,126	31.5%	47.2%	80
31	Monticello School District	300	$18,453	27.2%	43.7%	80
32	Barron Area School District	1,119	$16,880	45.1%	35.4%	79
33	Thorp School District	538	$15,918	39.8%	28.3%	79
34	Tri-County Area School District	575	$15,995	51.7%	31.9%	78
35	River Ridge School District	524	$16,365	39.9%	34.7%	78
36	Siren School District	414	$19,551	61.3%	61.1%	78
37	Prairie Farm Public School District	380	$16,268	36.8%	39.0%	78
38	Green Bay Area Public School District	18,922	$15,394	59.1%	28.3%	77
39	Independence School District	432	$15,516	51.4%	21.1%	77
40	Argyle School District	293	$16,334	33.3%	36.9%	77
41	Highland School District	288	$16,712	25.9%	31.0%	77
42	Tigerton School District	259	$16,792	55.9%	47.1%	77
43	Racine Unified School District	16,182	$16,095	62.6%	31.0%	76
44	Menasha Joint School District	3,160	$15,545	51.3%	33.6%	76
45	Lakeland Uhs School District	745	$21,974	49.8%	74.3%	76
46	Frederic School District	429	$17,224	41.9%	45.7%	76
47	Gresham School District	300	$17,747	54.0%	46.7%	76
48	Beloit School District	5,165	$17,667	75.0%	18.1%	75
49	Fort Atkinson School District	2,523	$17,065	33.1%	45.4%	75
50	Osseo-Fairchild School District	806	$16,029	35.2%	36.2%	75
51	Ladysmith School District	743	$15,537	55.4%	35.0%	75
52	New Lisbon School District	582	$16,443	44.7%	43.5%	75
53	Gillett School District	517	$16,219	47.2%	35.9%	75
54	Rio Community School District	360	$17,675	31.6%	48.1%	75
55	Winter School District	249	$18,839	58.7%	66.1%	75
56	Gibraltar Area School District	547	$26,384	26.8%	87.6%	74
57	Kickapoo Area School District	471	$15,917	42.5%	35.4%	74
58	Wabeno Area School District	391	$20,583	60.9%	73.0%	74
59	Ithaca School District	367	$16,155	38.7%	44.1%	74
60	Suring Public School District	326	$20,859	53.1%	72.4%	74
61	Potosi School District	314	$19,506	24.3%	45.9%	74
62	Lake Holcombe School District	270	$20,822	47.3%	69.1%	74
63	Sharon J11 School District	208	$17,548	13.0%	37.9%	74
64	Milwaukee School District	67,500	$18,815	85.7%	27.3%	73
65	Manitowoc School District	4,726	$14,892	51.6%	29.0%	73
66	Chequamegon School District	679	$17,499	54.5%	57.5%	73
67	Elmwood School District	321	$16,579	26.6%	42.0%	73
68	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	235	$20,004	53.7%	71.9%	73
69	Sturgeon Bay School District	1,065	$17,877	42.9%	58.4%	72
70	Iowa-Grant School District	676	$16,453	31.1%	28.9%	72
71	Alma Center School District	587	$15,402	47.5%	34.7%	72
72	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	574	$17,521	33.5%	59.0%	72
73	Loyal School District	484	$16,178	33.5%	28.9%	72
74	Athens School District	452	$16,418	28.4%	38.5%	72
75	Florence County School District	390	$19,718	33.6%	72.5%	72
76	Adams-Friendship Area School District	1,315	$16,308	66.9%	52.6%	71
77	Montello School District	593	$17,486	43.1%	47.6%	71
78	Almond-Bancroft School District	376	$14,378	39.7%	31.6%	71
79	Birchwood School District	267	$18,303	44.0%	79.6%	71
80	Arcadia School District	1,283	$14,991	60.7%	28.7%	70
81	Dodgeland School District	754	$15,672	42.3%	41.5%	70
82	Reedsville School District	584	$20,334	28.2%	42.9%	70
83	Pittsville School District	562	$16,174	28.6%	40.9%	70
84	De Soto Area School District	468	$16,823	34.5%	46.6%	70
85	Drummond Area School District	338	$17,870	42.2%	65.1%	70
86	Hustisford School District	298	$17,960	25.9%	53.8%	70
87	Twin Lakes #4 School District	278	$17,288	41.7%	71.0%	70
88	Marshall School District	918	$16,572	30.7%	33.6%	69
89	Whitehall School District	773	$16,078	39.6%	36.9%	69
90	Riverdale School District	653	$16,026	53.0%	33.7%	69
91	Seneca Area School District	255	$17,773	37.4%	43.3%	69
92	Fontana J8 School District	206	$20,383	23.8%	85.9%	69
93	Glendale-River Hills School District	962	$19,872	33.9%	78.4%	68
94	Shiocton School District	732	$15,687	26.0%	37.8%	68
95	Three Lakes School District	519	$21,272	31.8%	79.4%	68
96	South Milwaukee School District	2,773	$14,914	49.2%	34.4%	67
97	Antigo Unified School District	2,037	$13,478	63.4%	28.3%	67
98	Ashland School District	1,855	$14,926	51.3%	22.3%	67
99	Clintonville School District	1,180	$14,796	42.4%	39.5%	67
100	Dodgeville School District	1,068	$16,316	25.4%	43.8%	67
101	Melrose-Mindoro School District	757	$15,844	34.0%	39.9%	67
102	Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District	515	$30,878	-	38.6%	67
103	New Auburn School District	298	$16,537	38.4%	66.5%	67
104	Pepin Area School District	234	$19,209	16.7%	66.9%	67
105	Monroe School District	2,241	$15,372	37.6%	38.2%	66
106	Lancaster Community School District	991	$15,788	27.1%	27.0%	66
107	Cadott Community School District	807	$16,036	39.7%	35.4%	66
108	Prentice School District	361	$15,643	43.9%	50.7%	66
109	Juda School District	283	$15,965	40.0%	50.9%	66
110	Madison Metropolitan School District	25,237	$17,411	44.3%	72.6%	65
111	Brodhead School District	1,016	$14,823	33.5%	31.7%	65
112	Waterford Uhs School District	954	$21,671	9.9%	63.7%	65
113	Sevastopol School District	597	$19,194	26.9%	86.7%	65
114	Iola-Scandinavia School District	571	$16,811	27.3%	46.4%	65
115	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	348	$17,069	40.8%	46.6%	65
116	Seymour Community School District	1,928	$14,877	29.7%	27.3%	64
117	Amery School District	1,397	$16,138	33.2%	51.4%	64
118	Necedah Area School District	698	$16,043	47.9%	44.2%	64
119	Cashton School District	625	$14,034	31.3%	27.3%	64
120	Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	473	$16,300	25.6%	49.8%	64
121	Princeton School District	318	$15,884	43.1%	64.6%	64
122	Elcho School District	272	$18,129	39.9%	79.7%	64
123	Wisconsin Rapids School District	4,678	$14,912	50.3%	37.2%	63
124	Chilton School District	1,137	$15,216	31.0%	38.8%	63
125	River Valley School District	1,109	$16,516	30.1%	54.7%	63
126	Nicolet Union High School School District	1,089	$21,677	17.6%	86.5%	63
127	Oconto Unified School District	959	$14,766	47.9%	35.9%	63
128	Johnson Creek School District	605	$16,676	21.2%	55.8%	63
129	Minocqua J1 School District	551	$16,610	30.4%	75.8%	63
130	Oshkosh Area School District	9,149	$15,676	42.4%	39.7%	62
131	Wausau School District	7,899	$15,133	41.9%	38.2%	62
132	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	7,095	$15,081	64.7%	37.3%	62
133	Beaver Dam Unified School District	3,173	$13,767	42.5%	33.1%	62
134	Berlin Area School District	1,333	$13,908	40.0%	34.9%	62
135	Kewaunee School District	861	$15,228	33.2%	41.6%	62
136	Algoma School District	664	$14,140	39.7%	40.2%	62
137	Webster School District	646	$16,170	52.0%	73.2%	62
138	Genoa City J2 School District	469	$15,034	26.3%	39.0%	62
139	Rhinelander School District	2,288	$17,312	43.4%	61.3%	61
140	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	910	$17,304	16.5%	46.0%	61
141	Bristol #1 School District	782	$21,531	13.8%	47.0%	61
142	Washburn School District	599	$15,454	40.8%	45.1%	61
143	Sheboygan Area School District	9,477	$13,962	50.4%	25.8%	60
144	La Crosse School District	5,992	$15,989	42.3%	50.4%	60
145	Evansville Community School District	1,594	$15,487	21.5%	37.7%	60
146	Rib Lake School District	478	$14,360	37.2%	37.0%	60
147	Lena School District	423	$14,693	30.7%	40.3%	60
148	Columbus School District	1,167	$16,572	23.1%	48.2%	59
149	Prairie Du Chien Area School District	986	$16,211	37.0%	44.7%	59
150	Shell Lake School District	636	$15,371	40.2%	56.1%	59
151	Blair-Taylor School District	632	$15,731	40.3%	46.9%	59
152	Janesville School District	9,537	$13,990	53.8%	39.2%	58
153	Delavan-Darien School District	1,817	$15,522	52.7%	46.5%	58
154	Jefferson School District	1,731	$15,359	34.0%	47.2%	58
155	Wautoma Area School District	1,307	$14,154	53.3%	42.3%	58
156	Cumberland School District	988	$15,822	34.7%	47.9%	58
157	Crandon School District	832	$16,088	37.2%	46.2%	58
158	Markesan School District	780	$15,010	33.8%	46.7%	58
159	Clear Lake School District	565	$14,699	31.6%	31.4%	58
160	Randolph School District	522	$14,967	28.5%	41.7%	58
161	Woodruff J1 School District	521	$16,038	36.3%	72.5%	58
162	Kenosha School District	19,069	$14,636	55.7%	30.1%	57
163	Belmont Community School District	405	$14,321	28.7%	39.6%	57
164	Green Lake School District	297	$15,987	31.9%	85.8%	57
165	Mauston School District	1,411	$15,853	47.7%	37.8%	56
166	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	962	$15,958	38.7%	62.4%	56
167	Cuba City School District	677	$15,353	26.9%	44.4%	56
168	Spencer School District	611	$13,692	28.3%	29.5%	56
169	Sun Prairie Area School District	8,350	$15,689	28.8%	49.0%	55
170	Osceola School District	1,594	$15,566	23.3%	46.4%	55
171	Viroqua Area School District	1,042	$15,935	35.9%	35.7%	55
172	Spooner Area School District	1,015	$15,889	46.1%	74.9%	55
173	Mineral Point Unified School District	777	$16,120	20.7%	42.4%	55
174	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	529	$14,554	24.4%	44.0%	55
175	Port Edwards School District	447	$13,711	36.7%	39.7%	55
176	Cornell School District	408	$14,748	49.6%	30.0%	55
177	Wausaukee School District	382	$15,945	52.1%	66.5%	55
178	Laona School District	292	$15,736	43.0%	44.0%	55
179	Fond Du Lac School District	6,603	$13,833	44.1%	32.9%	54
180	Holmen School District	3,879	$14,813	20.5%	34.9%	54
181	Westby Area School District	1,037	$14,137	24.3%	37.3%	54
182	Fennimore Community School District	810	$14,656	30.0%	29.2%	54
183	Solon Springs School District	307	$16,899	36.5%	51.7%	54
184	Omro School District	1,107	$14,950	24.0%	41.4%	53
185	Clinton Community School District	1,062	$15,361	32.5%	47.1%	53
186	Parkview School District	853	$14,693	25.9%	42.1%	53
187	Fox Point J2 School District	825	$17,777	8.3%	84.7%	53
188	Gilman School District	355	$18,676	27.5%	50.7%	53
189	Eau Claire Area School District	10,871	$14,336	34.2%	40.5%	52
190	Superior School District	4,155	$14,892	41.5%	35.8%	52
191	Baraboo School District	2,701	$14,142	48.5%	43.3%	52
192	Colby School District	936	$14,575	46.5%	29.4%	52
193	Eleva-Strum School District	667	$14,897	1.6%	36.2%	52
194	Rosholt School District	475	$15,448	18.0%	49.7%	52
195	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	442	$18,333	11.1%	84.7%	52
196	Rice Lake Area School District	2,186	$15,081	32.3%	50.1%	51
197	Prescott School District	1,243	$15,185	14.5%	46.7%	51
198	Southern Door County School District	995	$14,931	28.6%	69.4%	51
199	Waterloo School District	768	$14,940	32.2%	40.4%	51
200	Big Foot Uhs School District	456	$17,520	28.1%	86.4%	51
201	Stevens Point Area Public School District	7,025	$13,909	35.5%	41.3%	50
202	Sparta Area School District	2,841	$14,085	40.6%	27.6%	50
203	Whitewater Unified School District	1,986	$14,573	42.0%	52.5%	50
204	Northland Pines School District	1,391	$17,227	34.7%	80.2%	50
205	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	1,364	$15,188	22.4%	44.1%	50
206	Cambridge School District	915	$15,462	20.4%	57.6%	50
207	Deerfield Community School District	751	$14,655	20.3%	48.1%	50
208	Phillips School District	719	$15,344	1.9%	45.0%	50
209	Holy Hill Area School District	483	$16,002	12.6%	69.7%	50
210	Alma School District	238	$15,227	34.1%	57.1%	50
211	Monona Grove School District	3,539	$16,263	16.2%	58.8%	49
212	Watertown Unified School District	3,202	$14,825	37.7%	39.7%	49
213	Boyceville Community School District	692	$14,636	35.4%	32.2%	49
214	Turtle Lake School District	467	$14,889	41.4%	64.6%	49
215	Niagara School District	443	$13,968	47.2%	41.5%	49
216	Menomonie Area School District	3,290	$13,336	35.0%	37.1%	48
217	Lake Geneva J1 School District	1,824	$15,121	34.2%	60.0%	48
218	Brown Deer School District	1,655	$14,213	48.3%	43.1%	48
219	Hartford J1 School District	1,517	$13,286	31.8%	40.2%	48
220	Wisconsin Heights School District	749	$16,461	16.7%	69.9%	48
221	Edgar School District	611	$13,126	24.8%	36.6%	48
222	Marion School District	458	$13,672	20.7%	29.0%	48
223	Marinette School District	1,919	$13,229	47.2%	31.9%	47
224	Oconto Falls Public School District	1,695	$14,467	29.4%	42.8%	47
225	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Uhs School District	1,347	$17,564	28.6%	79.2%	47
226	Unity School District	954	$14,863	46.4%	69.8%	47
227	Colfax School District	727	$13,323	30.6%	35.5%	47
228	Waupaca School District	1,999	$15,223	34.0%	45.4%	46
229	Platteville School District	1,576	$13,670	34.9%	36.4%	46
230	Durand-Arkansaw School District	999	$13,784	33.1%	38.0%	46
231	Neillsville School District	861	$13,279	38.8%	42.6%	46
232	Hurley School District	546	$13,815	35.5%	41.1%	46
233	Northwood School District	313	$16,463	-	66.3%	46
234	Reedsburg School District	2,650	$13,749	45.1%	34.8%	45
235	Darlington Community School District	900	$13,929	-	31.7%	45
236	Random Lake School District	687	$14,377	23.3%	56.6%	45
237	Walworth J1 School District	432	$13,514	40.3%	44.3%	45
238	Bonduel School District	745	$15,463	32.0%	46.1%	44
239	Williams Bay School District	672	$14,958	23.6%	89.2%	44
240	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	560	$13,757	26.1%	46.7%	44
241	Fall River School District	499	$13,433	26.6%	38.5%	44
242	Barneveld School District	431	$15,747	11.6%	51.3%	44
243	Tomah Area School District	3,056	$13,189	46.7%	32.0%	43
244	Peshtigo School District	1,079	$12,981	28.5%	30.8%	43
245	Auburndale School District	850	$13,795	-	37.1%	43
246	Stratford School District	806	$13,311	21.0%	34.4%	43
247	Oakfield School District	527	$14,767	19.2%	48.9%	43
248	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	4,783	$13,948	29.9%	39.2%	42
249	Greenfield School District	3,493	$13,081	47.0%	43.7%	42
250	Manawa School District	564	$13,582	33.3%	38.2%	42
251	Hayward Community School District	1,905	$15,713	36.9%	72.7%	41
252	Ellsworth Community School District	1,624	$13,966	22.9%	38.9%	41
253	North Fond Du Lac School District	1,567	$14,061	34.7%	36.6%	41
254	Bangor School District	639	$13,443	24.1%	43.1%	41
255	Silver Lake J1 School District	438	$13,884	29.7%	45.5%	41
256	Stone Bank School District	279	$14,943	9.3%	84.3%	41
257	Hudson School District	5,377	$15,003	13.3%	61.3%	40
258	Greendale School District	2,664	$14,021	22.8%	43.6%	40
259	New London School District	2,102	$12,775	36.5%	34.0%	40
260	Mosinee School District	1,983	$13,345	21.7%	39.1%	40
261	Maple School District	1,295	$14,408	28.4%	47.3%	40
262	Glenwood City School District	624	$13,077	27.8%	30.7%	40
263	Edgerton School District	1,930	$13,997	25.9%	42.9%	39
264	Wilmot Uhs School District	949	$17,157	-	73.1%	39
265	Burlington Area School District	2,922	$14,449	29.6%	46.9%	38
266	Merrill Area School District	2,907	$13,547	38.2%	39.3%	38
267	Shorewood School District	1,933	$14,861	27.4%	70.1%	38
268	Ripon Area School District	1,694	$13,493	29.5%	36.1%	38
269	Sheboygan Falls School District	1,581	$13,566	24.3%	43.0%	38
270	Somerset School District	1,463	$14,307	18.8%	46.0%	38
271	Saint Francis School District	1,066	$14,081	46.0%	63.9%	38
272	Westfield School District	1,055	$13,135	41.8%	48.4%	38
273	Lomira School District	1,023	$13,595	24.7%	40.6%	38
274	Mondovi School District	962	$13,287	30.8%	37.3%	38
275	Stockbridge School District	209	$13,904	-	58.9%	38
276	Pulaski Community School District	3,775	$12,715	17.7%	32.3%	37
277	Altoona School District	1,891	$12,793	30.1%	37.1%	37
278	Poynette School District	1,001	$13,455	21.8%	51.7%	37
279	Salem School District	1,000	$13,556	28.1%	44.9%	37
280	Mayville School District	979	$15,141	28.2%	48.8%	37
281	Pardeeville Area School District	865	$13,425	28.7%	45.7%	37
282	Spring Valley School District	708	$13,545	21.5%	42.1%	37
283	Randall J1 School District	625	$13,507	23.0%	66.8%	37
284	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	7,263	$14,035	15.3%	68.9%	36
285	Portage Community School District	2,116	$13,755	31.3%	42.2%	36
286	West Salem School District	1,861	$13,469	19.8%	44.5%	36
287	Lodi School District	1,491	$15,135	14.4%	62.7%	36
288	Elk Mound Area School District	1,210	$12,450	29.6%	33.0%	36
289	Tomahawk School District	1,204	$14,039	33.5%	70.5%	36
290	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	1,154	$13,095	34.6%	40.0%	36
291	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	1,089	$12,460	42.1%	27.2%	36
292	Belleville School District	911	$13,850	15.9%	52.2%	36
293	Abbotsford School District	798	$11,446	56.2%	26.1%	36
294	Marshfield Unified School District	3,842	$13,667	35.8%	42.6%	35
295	East Troy Community School District	1,456	$13,975	19.6%	64.7%	35
296	Hartford Uhs School District	1,316	$15,307	17.9%	53.7%	35
297	Valders Area School District	970	$13,448	22.0%	44.2%	35
298	Oregon School District	4,114	$15,328	10.8%	53.0%	34
299	Mequon-Thiensville School District	3,562	$16,048	7.9%	79.9%	34
300	Stoughton Area School District	2,757	$14,363	22.5%	59.1%	34
301	Plymouth Joint School District	2,110	$12,891	26.4%	45.9%	34
302	Freedom Area School District	1,554	$12,905	14.8%	39.5%	34
303	Saint Croix Falls School District	1,075	$13,846	27.7%	55.7%	34
304	Appleton Area School District	15,270	$13,085	39.7%	39.7%	33
305	Verona Area School District	5,827	$15,445	17.9%	63.8%	33
306	Waupun School District	1,974	$12,216	35.4%	34.2%	33
307	Two Rivers Public School District	1,790	$12,378	38.2%	28.2%	33
308	Bloomer School District	1,263	$12,920	23.2%	39.2%	33
309	Hilbert School District	468	$12,712	25.4%	42.1%	33
310	West Bend School District	5,736	$13,410	27.6%	51.9%	32
311	Kaukauna Area School District	4,057	$12,221	20.6%	31.7%	32
312	Muskego-Norway School District	4,767	$14,038	8.3%	49.0%	31
313	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	1,741	$12,716	19.2%	35.1%	31
314	Wild Rose School District	556	$13,185	41.0%	72.8%	31
315	D C Everest Area School District	6,000	$12,829	27.0%	34.4%	30
316	De Forest Area School District	4,147	$13,667	13.5%	54.5%	30
317	West De Pere School District	3,598	$13,007	21.1%	41.1%	30
318	Sauk Prairie School District	2,720	$13,273	25.3%	55.8%	30
319	Port Washington-Saukville School District	2,519	$13,300	22.7%	48.9%	30
320	Waterford Graded J1 School District	1,464	$13,523	16.6%	54.4%	30
321	New Glarus School District	961	$13,901	15.2%	52.8%	30
322	Waunakee Community School District	4,408	$15,152	6.6%	58.9%	29
323	New Richmond School District	3,554	$13,171	19.3%	37.9%	29
324	Medford Area Public School District	3,150	$12,953	33.8%	44.3%	29
325	Campbellsport School District	1,338	$12,737	21.7%	48.7%	29
326	Brillion School District	947	$12,543	22.2%	40.5%	29
327	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	318	$13,657	17.7%	52.3%	29
328	Whitnall School District	2,397	$13,630	25.6%	55.0%	28
329	Wrightstown Community School District	1,302	$12,941	16.4%	40.7%	28
330	Howards Grove School District	925	$13,398	9.8%	48.9%	28
331	Howard-Suamico School District	5,781	$13,626	19.4%	49.3%	27
332	Kimberly Area School District	5,132	$12,004	14.2%	32.7%	27
333	Onalaska School District	3,007	$13,887	24.2%	51.1%	27
334	Mount Horeb Area School District	2,387	$13,480	11.0%	44.4%	27
335	Shawano School District	2,238	$12,689	43.2%	43.4%	27
336	Luxemburg-Casco School District	2,001	$12,463	14.8%	42.0%	27
337	Beloit Turner School District	1,631	$12,772	35.3%	44.1%	27
338	Lake Mills Area School District	1,511	$13,237	23.0%	50.4%	27
339	Nekoosa School District	1,246	$13,744	48.5%	65.2%	27
340	De Pere School District	4,555	$12,121	17.2%	38.6%	26
341	Kiel Area School District	1,224	$14,335	17.1%	50.5%	26
342	Mishicot School District	919	$13,086	17.7%	41.8%	26
343	Horicon School District	799	$12,542	36.8%	49.1%	26
344	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	480	$14,952	-	81.3%	26
345	Yorkville J2 School District	460	$14,148	17.0%	73.1%	26
346	Wauwatosa School District	6,935	$13,809	17.5%	65.6%	25
347	Milton School District	3,425	$13,026	19.0%	43.4%	25
348	Denmark School District	1,622	$12,564	21.8%	41.4%	25
349	Cameron School District	1,151	$12,841	34.4%	43.3%	25
350	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	822	$14,051	23.7%	56.5%	25
351	Little Chute Area School District	1,582	$12,350	23.7%	42.8%	24
352	Rosendale-Brandon School District	959	$12,212	14.5%	40.2%	24
353	Crivitz School District	791	$13,140	35.6%	63.7%	24
354	Lake Country School District	485	$13,493	6.4%	81.3%	24
355	Elkhorn Area School District	3,582	$13,149	33.7%	50.9%	23
356	Wisconsin Dells School District	1,815	$12,853	47.0%	75.9%	23
357	New Holstein School District	1,024	$12,287	18.5%	45.0%	23
358	Coleman School District	738	$12,182	36.2%	49.0%	23
359	Elmbrook School District	7,781	$13,987	9.0%	74.8%	22
360	Tomorrow River School District	1,217	$13,007	25.0%	49.5%	22
361	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	6,510	$12,568	31.1%	48.0%	21
362	Saint Croix Central School District	1,866	$13,236	19.9%	47.3%	21
363	Oostburg School District	1,006	$12,104	15.2%	46.6%	21
364	Wheatland J1 School District	612	$13,217	29.4%	55.9%	21
365	North Lake School District	331	$13,894	1.2%	78.8%	21
366	Marathon City School District	753	$12,404	15.3%	48.2%	20
367	Raymond #14 School District	428	$12,189	13.1%	75.7%	20
368	Waukesha School District	11,855	$12,969	32.6%	54.8%	19
369	Oconomowoc Area School District	5,015	$13,278	14.1%	75.3%	19
370	Franklin Public School District	4,781	$12,709	22.6%	53.4%	19
371	Neenah Joint School District	6,527	$11,849	29.4%	44.5%	18
372	Kettle Moraine School District	3,477	$14,261	10.8%	71.9%	18
373	Winneconne Community School District	1,796	$12,055	13.7%	51.4%	18
374	Fall Creek School District	871	$12,216	10.4%	43.2%	18
375	North Cape School District	201	$13,095	9.0%	61.3%	18
376	Hamilton School District	5,106	$13,215	10.3%	49.8%	17
377	Hortonville Area School District	4,258	$11,277	10.1%	42.0%	17
378	Menomonee Falls School District	3,914	$12,988	15.5%	65.0%	17
379	Ashwaubenon School District	3,215	$12,627	30.5%	62.6%	17
380	Union Grove J1 School District	902	$12,187	23.7%	49.6%	17
381	Pewaukee School District	2,948	$13,303	10.8%	68.0%	16
382	Arrowhead Uhs School District	2,086	$13,836	6.7%	68.1%	16
383	Kewaskum School District	1,789	$11,864	20.0%	48.0%	16
384	Central/Westosha Uhs School District	1,219	$13,866	8.7%	66.1%	16
385	Merton Community School District	920	$11,043	5.3%	50.7%	16
386	Mukwonago School District	5,009	$12,165	10.6%	50.9%	15
387	River Falls School District	3,488	$11,933	19.3%	45.9%	15
388	Cedarburg School District	3,091	$12,647	8.5%	54.2%	15
389	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	1,139	$12,007	14.0%	58.1%	15
390	Whitefish Bay School District	2,860	$12,918	0.0%	55.7%	14
391	Mcfarland School District	5,484	$12,862	30.9%	71.4%	13
392	New Berlin School District	4,256	$13,146	12.4%	68.1%	13
393	Grafton School District	2,116	$12,638	15.8%	61.4%	13
394	Union Grove Uhs School District	1,045	$13,238	8.4%	64.3%	13
395	Richmond School District	407	$12,646	0.2%	50.2%	13
396	Slinger School District	3,350	$11,595	15.2%	50.6%	12
397	Germantown School District	3,903	$11,936	11.8%	62.1%	11
398	Grantsburg School District	1,759	$11,576	32.3%	62.3%	11
399	Northern Ozaukee School District	1,117	$12,465	20.8%	71.0%	11
400	Swallow School District	464	$12,961	1.9%	85.8%	11
401	Paris J1 School District	261	$12,923	9.2%	80.2%	10
402	Erin School District	399	$11,108	10.5%	73.0%	5
403	Kohler School District	714	$11,891	-	88.4%	4

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.