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 Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Bowler School District ranks first in Wisconsin for funding equity at 96/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

96/100
top score (Bowler School District): $18,030
per-pupil spending in the top district: 84
districts scoring 70 or higher: 80
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Bowler School District	309	$18,030	59.6%	26.9%	96
2	North Crawford School District	400	$18,369	47.2%	25.7%	95
3	Granton Area School District	226	$20,356	43.0%	30.5%	95
4	Menominee Indian School District	987	$22,674	81.5%	17.0%	92
5	Royall School District	469	$18,188	38.1%	28.1%	92
6	Greenwood School District	365	$18,107	45.6%	34.7%	92
7	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	257	$19,839	39.5%	32.9%	92
8	Boscobel Area School District	703	$16,787	46.5%	27.2%	91
9	Augusta School District	604	$18,745	40.2%	36.8%	90
10	Clayton School District	286	$18,617	38.8%	36.1%	90
11	Owen-Withee School District	446	$16,485	43.2%	25.4%	88
12	Bruce School District	410	$16,283	46.6%	34.5%	88
13	La Farge School District	250	$18,566	43.4%	28.8%	88
14	Flambeau School District	461	$17,674	54.1%	36.2%	87
15	Benton School District	224	$17,255	26.7%	30.9%	87
16	Hillsboro School District	502	$16,727	37.1%	30.7%	86
17	Shullsburg School District	315	$16,123	40.7%	26.9%	86
18	Weston School District	252	$19,118	40.7%	40.8%	85
19	Green Bay Area Public School District	18,922	$16,179	59.1%	28.3%	84
20	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	576	$16,087	42.6%	22.7%	84
21	Plum City School District	240	$18,012	20.3%	40.7%	83
22	Bayfield School District	426	$32,592	41.4%	53.7%	82
23	Black Hawk School District	359	$15,689	36.1%	29.8%	82
24	Cudahy School District	2,093	$16,398	62.4%	36.9%	81
25	Black River Falls School District	1,572	$15,243	53.5%	30.9%	81
26	Tri-County Area School District	575	$15,993	51.7%	31.9%	81
27	Thorp School District	538	$15,526	39.8%	28.3%	81
28	Independence School District	432	$15,564	51.4%	21.1%	81
29	Pecatonica Area School District	391	$17,640	24.6%	42.6%	81
30	Mellen School District	270	$15,211	35.6%	27.0%	81
31	River Ridge School District	524	$16,098	39.9%	34.7%	80
32	Barron Area School District	1,119	$16,315	45.1%	35.4%	79
33	Athens School District	452	$17,434	28.4%	38.5%	79
34	Cambria-Friesland School District	309	$18,854	31.5%	47.2%	79
35	Monticello School District	300	$17,422	27.2%	43.7%	79
36	Argyle School District	293	$16,230	33.3%	36.9%	79
37	Menasha Joint School District	3,160	$15,153	51.3%	33.6%	78
38	Racine Unified School District	16,182	$15,577	62.6%	31.0%	77
39	Beloit School District	5,165	$18,087	75.0%	18.1%	77
40	Sturgeon Bay School District	1,065	$25,793	42.9%	58.4%	77
41	Ladysmith School District	743	$15,178	55.4%	35.0%	77
42	Frederic School District	429	$16,937	41.9%	45.7%	77
43	Siren School District	414	$18,442	61.3%	61.1%	77
44	Manitowoc School District	4,726	$14,717	51.6%	29.0%	76
45	Fort Atkinson School District	2,523	$16,624	33.1%	45.4%	76
46	Richland School District	1,139	$15,098	50.0%	38.2%	76
47	Lakeland Uhs School District	745	$20,114	49.8%	74.3%	76
48	Prairie Farm Public School District	380	$15,323	36.8%	39.0%	76
49	Elmwood School District	321	$16,651	26.6%	42.0%	76
50	Potosi School District	314	$19,455	24.3%	45.9%	76
51	Albany School District	271	$17,344	28.3%	49.1%	76
52	Clintonville School District	1,180	$15,178	42.4%	39.5%	75
53	Osseo-Fairchild School District	806	$15,294	35.2%	36.2%	75
54	Gillett School District	517	$15,559	47.2%	35.9%	75
55	Wabeno Area School District	391	$19,605	60.9%	73.0%	75
56	Gresham School District	300	$16,773	54.0%	46.7%	75
57	Tigerton School District	259	$15,729	55.9%	47.1%	75
58	Chequamegon School District	679	$17,191	54.5%	57.5%	74
59	Gibraltar Area School District	547	$24,268	26.8%	87.6%	74
60	Almond-Bancroft School District	376	$14,287	39.7%	31.6%	74
61	Suring Public School District	326	$19,444	53.1%	72.4%	74
62	Lake Holcombe School District	270	$19,291	47.3%	69.1%	74
63	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	235	$19,589	53.7%	71.9%	74
64	Milwaukee School District	67,500	$17,847	85.7%	27.3%	73
65	Prentice School District	361	$16,118	43.9%	50.7%	73
66	Winter School District	249	$16,702	58.7%	66.1%	73
67	Ashland School District	1,855	$14,880	51.3%	22.3%	72
68	Arcadia School District	1,283	$14,703	60.7%	28.7%	72
69	Johnson Creek School District	605	$18,515	21.2%	55.8%	72
70	Loyal School District	484	$15,478	33.5%	28.9%	72
71	Hustisford School District	298	$17,729	25.9%	53.8%	72
72	Iowa-Grant School District	676	$15,716	31.1%	28.9%	71
73	Kickapoo Area School District	471	$14,755	42.5%	35.4%	71
74	Florence County School District	390	$18,304	33.6%	72.5%	71
75	Rio Community School District	360	$16,093	31.6%	48.1%	71
76	Twin Lakes #4 School District	278	$16,834	41.7%	71.0%	71
77	Seneca Area School District	255	$17,593	37.4%	43.3%	71
78	Mineral Point Unified School District	777	$19,585	20.7%	42.4%	70
79	Cashton School District	625	$14,267	31.3%	27.3%	70
80	Montello School District	593	$16,539	43.1%	47.6%	70
81	Drummond Area School District	338	$17,145	42.2%	65.1%	70
82	Princeton School District	318	$16,582	43.1%	64.6%	70
83	Sharon J11 School District	208	$16,047	13.0%	37.9%	70
84	Fontana J8 School District	206	$19,899	23.8%	85.9%	70
85	Antigo Unified School District	2,037	$13,303	63.4%	28.3%	69
86	Omro School District	1,107	$17,064	24.0%	41.4%	69
87	Necedah Area School District	698	$16,449	47.9%	44.2%	69
88	Three Lakes School District	519	$20,939	31.8%	79.4%	69
89	De Soto Area School District	468	$16,086	34.5%	46.6%	69
90	Luck School District	394	$15,788	37.1%	48.3%	69
91	Ithaca School District	367	$14,830	38.7%	44.1%	69
92	Juda School District	283	$15,655	40.0%	50.9%	69
93	South Milwaukee School District	2,773	$14,416	49.2%	34.4%	68
94	Seymour Community School District	1,928	$14,874	29.7%	27.3%	68
95	Adams-Friendship Area School District	1,315	$15,086	66.9%	52.6%	68
96	Dodgeland School District	754	$14,759	42.3%	41.5%	68
97	Alma Center School District	587	$14,259	47.5%	34.7%	68
98	Pittsville School District	562	$15,137	28.6%	40.9%	68
99	Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District	515	$27,987	-	38.6%	68
100	New Auburn School District	298	$16,140	38.4%	66.5%	68
101	Pepin Area School District	234	$18,876	16.7%	66.9%	68
102	Madison Metropolitan School District	25,237	$17,181	44.3%	72.6%	66
103	Glendale-River Hills School District	962	$17,868	33.9%	78.4%	66
104	Whitehall School District	773	$15,051	39.6%	36.9%	66
105	Birchwood School District	267	$15,746	44.0%	79.6%	66
106	Dodgeville School District	1,068	$15,304	25.4%	43.8%	65
107	Marshall School District	918	$15,370	30.7%	33.6%	65
108	Cadott Community School District	807	$15,225	39.7%	35.4%	65
109	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	574	$15,605	33.5%	59.0%	65
110	Minocqua J1 School District	551	$16,393	30.4%	75.8%	65
111	Belmont Community School District	405	$14,856	28.7%	39.6%	65
112	Sheboygan Area School District	9,477	$13,944	50.4%	25.8%	64
113	Melrose-Mindoro School District	757	$14,706	34.0%	39.9%	64
114	Riverdale School District	653	$14,597	53.0%	33.7%	64
115	Sevastopol School District	597	$17,769	26.9%	86.7%	64
116	Port Edwards School District	447	$14,388	36.7%	39.7%	64
117	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	348	$16,085	40.8%	46.6%	64
118	Fond Du Lac School District	6,603	$14,532	44.1%	32.9%	63
119	La Crosse School District	5,992	$15,778	42.3%	50.4%	63
120	Beaver Dam Unified School District	3,173	$13,490	42.5%	33.1%	63
121	Osceola School District	1,594	$16,468	23.3%	46.4%	63
122	Nicolet Union High School School District	1,089	$21,078	17.6%	86.5%	63
123	Webster School District	646	$15,855	52.0%	73.2%	63
124	Hurley School District	546	$15,561	35.5%	41.1%	63
125	Lena School District	423	$14,596	30.7%	40.3%	63
126	Highland School District	288	$14,006	25.9%	31.0%	63
127	Wausau School District	7,899	$14,640	41.9%	38.2%	62
128	Wisconsin Rapids School District	4,678	$14,103	50.3%	37.2%	62
129	Monroe School District	2,241	$14,268	37.6%	38.2%	62
130	Brodhead School District	1,016	$13,784	33.5%	31.7%	62
131	Lancaster Community School District	991	$14,589	27.1%	27.0%	62
132	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	962	$16,215	38.7%	62.4%	62
133	Waterford Uhs School District	954	$19,571	9.9%	63.7%	62
134	Shiocton School District	732	$14,121	26.0%	37.8%	62
135	Wausaukee School District	382	$17,174	52.1%	66.5%	62
136	Elcho School District	272	$16,668	39.9%	79.7%	62
137	Amery School District	1,397	$15,074	33.2%	51.4%	61
138	Berlin Area School District	1,333	$13,503	40.0%	34.9%	61
139	Wautoma Area School District	1,307	$14,073	53.3%	42.3%	61
140	Oconto Unified School District	959	$13,935	47.9%	35.9%	61
141	Iola-Scandinavia School District	571	$15,369	27.3%	46.4%	61
142	Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	473	$15,136	25.6%	49.8%	61
143	Delavan-Darien School District	1,817	$14,986	52.7%	46.5%	60
144	Jefferson School District	1,731	$15,075	34.0%	47.2%	60
145	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	529	$14,609	24.4%	44.0%	60
146	Kenosha School District	19,069	$14,309	55.7%	30.1%	59
147	River Valley School District	1,109	$15,259	30.1%	54.7%	59
148	Blair-Taylor School District	632	$15,010	40.3%	46.9%	59
149	Washburn School District	599	$14,674	40.8%	45.1%	59
150	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	7,095	$13,812	64.7%	37.3%	58
151	Brown Deer School District	1,655	$14,962	48.3%	43.1%	58
152	Westby Area School District	1,037	$14,151	24.3%	37.3%	58
153	Spooner Area School District	1,015	$15,654	46.1%	74.9%	58
154	Cumberland School District	988	$15,063	34.7%	47.9%	58
155	Shell Lake School District	636	$14,667	40.2%	56.1%	58
156	New Lisbon School District	582	$13,536	44.7%	43.5%	58
157	Janesville School District	9,537	$13,579	53.8%	39.2%	57
158	Oshkosh Area School District	9,149	$14,459	42.4%	39.7%	57
159	Mequon-Thiensville School District	3,562	$25,027	7.9%	79.9%	57
160	Parkview School District	853	$14,652	25.9%	42.1%	57
161	Reedsville School District	584	$15,667	28.2%	42.9%	57
162	Woodruff J1 School District	521	$15,222	36.3%	72.5%	57
163	Superior School District	4,155	$14,747	41.5%	35.8%	56
164	Sparta Area School District	2,841	$14,626	40.6%	27.6%	56
165	Viroqua Area School District	1,042	$15,360	35.9%	35.7%	56
166	Algoma School District	664	$13,050	39.7%	40.2%	56
167	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	442	$19,034	11.1%	84.7%	56
168	Gilman School District	355	$19,212	27.5%	50.7%	56
169	Laona School District	292	$15,112	43.0%	44.0%	56
170	Rhinelander School District	2,288	$15,275	43.4%	61.3%	55
171	Southern Door County School District	995	$14,878	28.6%	69.4%	55
172	Prairie Du Chien Area School District	986	$14,971	37.0%	44.7%	55
173	Cuba City School District	677	$14,630	26.9%	44.4%	55
174	Genoa City J2 School District	469	$13,590	26.3%	39.0%	55
175	Turtle Lake School District	467	$14,896	41.4%	64.6%	55
176	Oconto Falls Public School District	1,695	$14,918	29.4%	42.8%	54
177	Hartford J1 School District	1,517	$13,620	31.8%	40.2%	54
178	Kewaunee School District	861	$13,576	33.2%	41.6%	54
179	Fennimore Community School District	810	$14,030	30.0%	29.2%	54
180	Clear Lake School District	565	$13,673	31.6%	31.4%	54
181	Randolph School District	522	$13,924	28.5%	41.7%	54
182	Stevens Point Area Public School District	7,025	$13,921	35.5%	41.3%	53
183	Greenfield School District	3,493	$13,948	47.0%	43.7%	53
184	Evansville Community School District	1,594	$13,989	21.5%	37.7%	53
185	Crandon School District	832	$14,748	37.2%	46.2%	53
186	Markesan School District	780	$13,774	33.8%	46.7%	53
187	Deerfield Community School District	751	$14,511	20.3%	48.1%	53
188	Cornell School District	408	$13,884	49.6%	30.0%	53
189	Eau Claire Area School District	10,871	$13,882	34.2%	40.5%	52
190	Sun Prairie Area School District	8,350	$14,670	28.8%	49.0%	52
191	Unity School District	954	$14,880	46.4%	69.8%	52
192	Fox Point J2 School District	825	$16,878	8.3%	84.7%	52
193	Random Lake School District	687	$14,835	23.3%	56.6%	52
194	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	560	$14,229	26.1%	46.7%	52
195	Alma School District	238	$15,004	34.1%	57.1%	52
196	Holmen School District	3,879	$13,829	20.5%	34.9%	51
197	Mauston School District	1,411	$14,491	47.7%	37.8%	51
198	Northland Pines School District	1,391	$16,727	34.7%	80.2%	51
199	Peshtigo School District	1,079	$13,502	28.5%	30.8%	51
200	Solon Springs School District	307	$15,737	36.5%	51.7%	51
201	Watertown Unified School District	3,202	$14,383	37.7%	39.7%	50
202	Reedsburg School District	2,650	$13,952	45.1%	34.8%	50
203	Whitewater Unified School District	1,986	$13,995	42.0%	52.5%	50
204	Platteville School District	1,576	$13,699	34.9%	36.4%	50
205	Clinton Community School District	1,062	$14,303	32.5%	47.1%	50
206	Colby School District	936	$13,827	46.5%	29.4%	50
207	Cambridge School District	915	$14,856	20.4%	57.6%	50
208	Walworth J1 School District	432	$13,783	40.3%	44.3%	50
209	Green Lake School District	297	$14,372	31.9%	85.8%	50
210	Baraboo School District	2,701	$13,486	48.5%	43.3%	49
211	Phillips School District	719	$14,576	1.9%	45.0%	49
212	Boyceville Community School District	692	$14,032	35.4%	32.2%	49
213	Williams Bay School District	672	$15,128	23.6%	89.2%	49
214	Edgar School District	611	$12,820	24.8%	36.6%	49
215	Rib Lake School District	478	$12,710	37.2%	37.0%	49
216	Marion School District	458	$13,283	20.7%	29.0%	48
217	Marinette School District	1,919	$12,942	47.2%	31.9%	47
218	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	1,364	$14,202	22.4%	44.1%	47
219	Spencer School District	611	$12,246	28.3%	29.5%	47
220	Manawa School District	564	$13,776	33.3%	38.2%	47
221	Shawano School District	2,238	$14,643	43.2%	43.4%	46
222	Rice Lake Area School District	2,186	$13,892	32.3%	50.1%	46
223	Waupaca School District	1,999	$14,609	34.0%	45.4%	46
224	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Uhs School District	1,347	$16,688	28.6%	79.2%	46
225	Big Foot Uhs School District	456	$16,068	28.1%	86.4%	46
226	Niagara School District	443	$13,341	47.2%	41.5%	46
227	Northwood School District	313	$16,115	-	66.3%	46
228	Menomonie Area School District	3,290	$12,631	35.0%	37.1%	45
229	Tomah Area School District	3,056	$13,095	46.7%	32.0%	45
230	Shorewood School District	1,933	$15,165	27.4%	70.1%	45
231	Hayward Community School District	1,905	$15,508	36.9%	72.7%	45
232	Maple School District	1,295	$14,560	28.4%	47.3%	45
233	Darlington Community School District	900	$13,704	-	31.7%	45
234	Stratford School District	806	$13,205	21.0%	34.4%	45
235	Eleva-Strum School District	667	$13,471	1.6%	36.2%	45
236	Prescott School District	1,243	$13,744	14.5%	46.7%	44
237	Neillsville School District	861	$12,733	38.8%	42.6%	44
238	Bangor School District	639	$13,385	24.1%	43.1%	44
239	Fall River School District	499	$13,039	26.6%	38.5%	44
240	Monona Grove School District	3,539	$14,738	16.2%	58.8%	43
241	North Fond Du Lac School District	1,567	$13,924	34.7%	36.6%	43
242	Colfax School District	727	$12,532	30.6%	35.5%	43
243	Rosholt School District	475	$13,638	18.0%	49.7%	43
244	Marshfield Unified School District	3,842	$14,070	35.8%	42.6%	42
245	Merrill Area School District	2,907	$13,642	38.2%	39.3%	42
246	Greendale School District	2,664	$13,823	22.8%	43.6%	42
247	Two Rivers Public School District	1,790	$13,077	38.2%	28.2%	42
248	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	1,154	$13,399	34.6%	40.0%	42
249	Wilmot Uhs School District	949	$19,026	-	73.1%	42
250	Auburndale School District	850	$13,203	-	37.1%	42
251	Bonduel School District	745	$14,593	32.0%	46.1%	42
252	Glenwood City School District	624	$12,911	27.8%	30.7%	42
253	Oakfield School District	527	$14,142	19.2%	48.9%	42
254	Campbellsport School District	1,338	$13,733	21.7%	48.7%	41
255	Chilton School District	1,137	$11,866	31.0%	38.8%	41
256	Mondovi School District	962	$13,361	30.8%	37.3%	41
257	Pardeeville Area School District	865	$13,474	28.7%	45.7%	41
258	Waterloo School District	768	$13,151	32.2%	40.4%	41
259	Holy Hill Area School District	483	$14,073	12.6%	69.7%	41
260	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	318	$14,666	17.7%	52.3%	41
261	Appleton Area School District	15,270	$13,545	39.7%	39.7%	40
262	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	4,783	$13,311	29.9%	39.2%	40
263	New London School District	2,102	$12,499	36.5%	34.0%	40
264	Ellsworth Community School District	1,624	$13,551	22.9%	38.9%	40
265	Somerset School District	1,463	$14,014	18.8%	46.0%	40
266	Hartford Uhs School District	1,316	$15,357	17.9%	53.7%	40
267	Tomahawk School District	1,204	$14,131	33.5%	70.5%	40
268	Saint Francis School District	1,066	$13,981	46.0%	63.9%	40
269	Durand-Arkansaw School District	999	$12,739	33.1%	38.0%	40
270	Mosinee School District	1,983	$12,775	21.7%	39.1%	39
271	East Troy Community School District	1,456	$14,028	19.6%	64.7%	39
272	Nekoosa School District	1,246	$14,780	48.5%	65.2%	39
273	Lomira School District	1,023	$13,331	24.7%	40.6%	39
274	Valders Area School District	970	$13,512	22.0%	44.2%	39
275	Wisconsin Heights School District	749	$14,560	16.7%	69.9%	39
276	Stockbridge School District	209	$13,689	-	58.9%	39
277	Kaukauna Area School District	4,057	$12,847	20.6%	31.7%	38
278	Portage Community School District	2,116	$13,540	31.3%	42.2%	38
279	Altoona School District	1,891	$12,582	30.1%	37.1%	38
280	Westfield School District	1,055	$12,716	41.8%	48.4%	38
281	Salem School District	1,000	$13,399	28.1%	44.9%	38
282	Abbotsford School District	798	$11,479	56.2%	26.1%	38
283	Stone Bank School District	279	$13,997	9.3%	84.3%	38
284	Burlington Area School District	2,922	$13,810	29.6%	46.9%	37
285	Stoughton Area School District	2,757	$14,192	22.5%	59.1%	37
286	Plymouth Joint School District	2,110	$12,789	26.4%	45.9%	37
287	Waupun School District	1,974	$12,489	35.4%	34.2%	37
288	Edgerton School District	1,930	$13,460	25.9%	42.9%	37
289	Lake Geneva J1 School District	1,824	$13,292	34.2%	60.0%	37
290	Spring Valley School District	708	$13,165	21.5%	42.1%	37
291	Silver Lake J1 School District	438	$13,054	29.7%	45.5%	37
292	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	7,263	$13,693	15.3%	68.9%	36
293	West Salem School District	1,861	$13,029	19.8%	44.5%	36
294	Columbus School District	1,167	$12,903	23.1%	48.2%	36
295	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	1,089	$12,121	42.1%	27.2%	36
296	Saint Croix Falls School District	1,075	$13,741	27.7%	55.7%	36
297	West Bend School District	5,736	$13,362	27.6%	51.9%	35
298	Pulaski Community School District	3,775	$12,136	17.7%	32.3%	35
299	Elk Mound Area School District	1,210	$11,921	29.6%	33.0%	35
300	Randall J1 School District	625	$12,854	23.0%	66.8%	35
301	Hilbert School District	468	$12,524	25.4%	42.1%	35
302	West De Pere School District	3,598	$13,166	21.1%	41.1%	34
303	Sheboygan Falls School District	1,581	$12,646	24.3%	43.0%	34
304	Freedom Area School District	1,554	$12,582	14.8%	39.5%	34
305	Bloomer School District	1,263	$12,608	23.2%	39.2%	34
306	D C Everest Area School District	6,000	$12,749	27.0%	34.4%	33
307	Hudson School District	5,377	$13,674	13.3%	61.3%	33
308	Ripon Area School District	1,694	$12,676	29.5%	36.1%	33
309	Lodi School District	1,491	$14,050	14.4%	62.7%	33
310	Poynette School District	1,001	$12,578	21.8%	51.7%	33
311	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	910	$12,701	16.5%	46.0%	33
312	De Forest Area School District	4,147	$13,625	13.5%	54.5%	32
313	Port Washington-Saukville School District	2,519	$13,045	22.7%	48.9%	32
314	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	1,741	$12,552	19.2%	35.1%	32
315	Luxemburg-Casco School District	2,001	$12,785	14.8%	42.0%	31
316	Mayville School District	979	$13,806	28.2%	48.8%	31
317	Horicon School District	799	$12,803	36.8%	49.1%	31
318	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	480	$15,414	-	81.3%	31
319	Yorkville J2 School District	460	$14,422	17.0%	73.1%	31
320	Oregon School District	4,114	$14,111	10.8%	53.0%	30
321	Denmark School District	1,622	$12,934	21.8%	41.4%	30
322	Cameron School District	1,151	$12,944	34.4%	43.3%	30
323	Wheatland J1 School District	612	$13,755	29.4%	55.9%	30
324	Howard-Suamico School District	5,781	$13,486	19.4%	49.3%	29
325	Sauk Prairie School District	2,720	$12,753	25.3%	55.8%	29
326	New Glarus School District	961	$13,427	15.2%	52.8%	29
327	Belleville School District	911	$12,559	15.9%	52.2%	29
328	Waterford Graded J1 School District	1,464	$12,854	16.6%	54.4%	28
329	New Holstein School District	1,024	$12,826	18.5%	45.0%	28
330	Coleman School District	738	$12,494	36.2%	49.0%	28
331	Wild Rose School District	556	$12,434	41.0%	72.8%	28
332	Barneveld School District	431	$13,183	11.6%	51.3%	28
333	Kimberly Area School District	5,132	$11,494	14.2%	32.7%	27
334	New Richmond School District	3,554	$12,484	19.3%	37.9%	27
335	Wrightstown Community School District	1,302	$12,406	16.4%	40.7%	27
336	Brillion School District	947	$11,790	22.2%	40.5%	27
337	Howards Grove School District	925	$13,028	9.8%	48.9%	27
338	Verona Area School District	5,827	$13,930	17.9%	63.8%	26
339	Muskego-Norway School District	4,767	$13,073	8.3%	49.0%	26
340	Milton School District	3,425	$12,814	19.0%	43.4%	26
341	Medford Area Public School District	3,150	$12,253	33.8%	44.3%	26
342	Whitnall School District	2,397	$13,055	25.6%	55.0%	26
343	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	6,510	$12,726	31.1%	48.0%	25
344	Oconomowoc Area School District	5,015	$13,590	14.1%	75.3%	25
345	De Pere School District	4,555	$11,643	17.2%	38.6%	25
346	Onalaska School District	3,007	$13,297	24.2%	51.1%	25
347	Beloit Turner School District	1,631	$12,105	35.3%	44.1%	25
348	Little Chute Area School District	1,582	$12,024	23.7%	42.8%	25
349	Franklin Public School District	4,781	$13,010	22.6%	53.4%	24
350	Rosendale-Brandon School District	959	$11,863	14.5%	40.2%	24
351	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	822	$13,545	23.7%	56.5%	24
352	Lake Country School District	485	$13,287	6.4%	81.3%	24
353	Elmbrook School District	7,781	$13,701	9.0%	74.8%	23
354	Waunakee Community School District	4,408	$13,753	6.6%	58.9%	23
355	Menomonee Falls School District	3,914	$13,411	15.5%	65.0%	23
356	Mount Horeb Area School District	2,387	$12,629	11.0%	44.4%	23
357	Lake Mills Area School District	1,511	$12,362	23.0%	50.4%	23
358	Oostburg School District	1,006	$12,366	15.2%	46.6%	23
359	Waukesha School District	11,855	$12,813	32.6%	54.8%	22
360	Neenah Joint School District	6,527	$12,247	29.4%	44.5%	22
361	Bristol #1 School District	782	$12,757	13.8%	47.0%	22
362	North Cape School District	201	$13,387	9.0%	61.3%	22
363	Mishicot School District	919	$11,902	17.7%	41.8%	21
364	Elkhorn Area School District	3,582	$12,512	33.7%	50.9%	20
365	Ashwaubenon School District	3,215	$12,654	30.5%	62.6%	20
366	Kiel Area School District	1,224	$13,257	17.1%	50.5%	20
367	Tomorrow River School District	1,217	$12,488	25.0%	49.5%	20
368	Marathon City School District	753	$12,246	15.3%	48.2%	20
369	Raymond #14 School District	428	$11,903	13.1%	75.7%	20
370	Wauwatosa School District	6,935	$12,702	17.5%	65.6%	19
371	North Lake School District	331	$13,374	1.2%	78.8%	19
372	Hamilton School District	5,106	$12,986	10.3%	49.8%	18
373	New Berlin School District	4,256	$13,480	12.4%	68.1%	18
374	Pewaukee School District	2,948	$13,228	10.8%	68.0%	18
375	Arrowhead Uhs School District	2,086	$13,713	6.7%	68.1%	18
376	Wisconsin Dells School District	1,815	$11,758	47.0%	75.9%	18
377	Central/Westosha Uhs School District	1,219	$13,691	8.7%	66.1%	18
378	Fall Creek School District	871	$12,231	10.4%	43.2%	18
379	Hortonville Area School District	4,258	$11,044	10.1%	42.0%	17
380	Kettle Moraine School District	3,477	$13,709	10.8%	71.9%	17
381	Saint Croix Central School District	1,866	$12,301	19.9%	47.3%	17
382	Winneconne Community School District	1,796	$11,161	13.7%	51.4%	17
383	Kewaskum School District	1,789	$11,720	20.0%	48.0%	17
384	Crivitz School District	791	$11,791	35.6%	63.7%	17
385	River Falls School District	3,488	$11,839	19.3%	45.9%	16
386	Cedarburg School District	3,091	$12,586	8.5%	54.2%	16
387	Grafton School District	2,116	$12,770	15.8%	61.4%	16
388	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	1,139	$12,113	14.0%	58.1%	16
389	Merton Community School District	920	$11,198	5.3%	50.7%	16
390	Union Grove J1 School District	902	$11,649	23.7%	49.6%	16
391	Mukwonago School District	5,009	$11,949	10.6%	50.9%	15
392	Union Grove Uhs School District	1,045	$13,103	8.4%	64.3%	15
393	Germantown School District	3,903	$12,420	11.8%	62.1%	14
394	Whitefish Bay School District	2,860	$12,503	0.0%	55.7%	14
395	Swallow School District	464	$12,918	1.9%	85.8%	13
396	Mcfarland School District	5,484	$12,381	30.9%	71.4%	12
397	Slinger School District	3,350	$11,250	15.2%	50.6%	12
398	Richmond School District	407	$11,879	0.2%	50.2%	12
399	Grantsburg School District	1,759	$11,037	32.3%	62.3%	10
400	Northern Ozaukee School District	1,117	$11,726	20.8%	71.0%	9
401	Paris J1 School District	261	$11,425	9.2%	80.2%	6
402	Erin School District	399	$10,821	10.5%	73.0%	5
403	Kohler School District	714	$11,473	-	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 2021-22, released in 2024), 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.