Wisconsin · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Wisconsin

Schools in Wisconsin ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Luck Elementary tops the list: its district, Luck School District, spends $35,147 per student, against a Wisconsin average of $15,645.

$35,147
per-student spend in Luck School District: $15,645
Wisconsin average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Luck ElementaryLuck · other	Luck School District	174	$35,147
2	Luck HighLuck · high	Luck School District	102	$35,147
3	Luck MiddleLuck · middle	Luck School District	82	$35,147
4	Phelps ElementaryPhelps · other	Phelps School District	61	$34,647
5	Bayfield ElementaryBayfield · other	Bayfield School District	189	$31,798
6	Bayfield HighBayfield · high	Bayfield School District	119	$31,798
7	Bayfield MiddleBayfield · middle	Bayfield School District	96	$31,798
8	Lac Du Flambeau ElementaryLac Du Flambeau · other	Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District	499	$30,878
9	Gibraltar ElementaryFish Creek · other	Gibraltar Area School District	265	$26,384
10	Gibraltar HighFish Creek · high	Gibraltar Area School District	175	$26,384
11	Gibraltar MiddleFish Creek · middle	Gibraltar Area School District	92	$26,384
12	North Lakeland ElementaryManitowish Waters · other	North Lakeland School District	158	$25,020
13	Cassville ElementaryCassville · other	Cassville School District	92	$24,110
14	Cassville HighCassville · other	Cassville School District	79	$24,110
15	Mercer SchoolMercer · other	Mercer School District	92	$23,813
16	Granton ElementaryGranton · other	Granton Area School District	132	$23,558
17	Granton HighGranton · other	Granton Area School District	112	$23,558
18	South Shore ElementaryPort Wing · other	South Shore School District	102	$23,323
19	South Shore Jr/Sr HighPort Wing · other	South Shore School District	91	$23,323
20	Keshena PrimaryKeshena · other	Menominee Indian School District	394	$22,558
21	Menominee Indian HighKeshena · high	Menominee Indian School District	364	$22,558
22	Menominee Indian MiddleNeopit · middle	Menominee Indian School District	206	$22,558
23	Lakeland HighMinocqua · high	Lakeland Uhs School District	696	$21,974
24	Nicolet HighGlendale · high	Nicolet Union High School School District	1,043	$21,677
25	Waterford HighWaterford · high	Waterford Uhs School District	889	$21,671
26	Albany ElementaryAlbany · other	Albany School District	159	$21,590
27	Albany HighAlbany · high	Albany School District	75	$21,590
28	Albany Community MiddleAlbany · elementary	Albany School District	66	$21,590
29	Bristol ElementaryBristol · other	Bristol #1 School District	830	$21,531
30	Traver ElementaryLake Geneva · other	Linn J4 School District	75	$21,474
31	Three Lakes ElementaryThree Lakes · other	Three Lakes School District	160	$21,272
32	Three Lakes HighThree Lakes · high	Three Lakes School District	156	$21,272
33	Sugar Camp ElementaryRhinelander · other	Three Lakes School District	111	$21,272
34	Three Lakes Junior HighThree Lakes · middle	Three Lakes School District	73	$21,272
35	Bowler ElementaryBowler · other	Bowler School District	156	$20,977
36	Bowler HighBowler · other	Bowler School District	138	$20,977
37	Suring ElementarySuring · other	Suring Public School District	196	$20,859
38	Suring HighSuring · high	Suring Public School District	118	$20,859
39	Holcombe ElementaryHolcombe · other	Lake Holcombe School District	106	$20,822
40	Holcombe HighHolcombe · high	Lake Holcombe School District	86	$20,822
41	Lake Holcombe MiddleHolcombe · middle	Lake Holcombe School District	52	$20,822
42	Weston ElementaryCazenovia · other	Weston School District	117	$20,595
43	Weston Sr High SchoolCazenovia · high	Weston School District	68	$20,595
44	Wabeno ElementaryWabeno · other	Wabeno Area School District	196	$20,583
45	Wabeno HighWabeno · other	Wabeno Area School District	193	$20,583
46	Fontana ElementaryFontana · other	Fontana J8 School District	197	$20,383
47	Reedsville ElementaryReedsville · other	Reedsville School District	320	$20,334
48	Reedsville Jr/Sr High SchoolReedsville · other	Reedsville School District	256	$20,334
49	Plum City ElementaryPlum City · other	Plum City School District	85	$20,225
50	Plum City HighPlum City · other	Plum City School District	79	$20,225
51	Cambria Friesland ElementaryCambria · other	Cambria-Friesland School District	165	$20,126
52	Cambria Friesland Middle/HighCambria · other	Cambria-Friesland School District	163	$20,126
53	Pembine ElementaryPembine · other	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	139	$20,004
54	Pembine HighPembine · other	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	87	$20,004
55	Parkway ElementaryGlendale · other	Glendale-River Hills School District	490	$19,872
56	Glen Hills MiddleGlendale · elementary	Glendale-River Hills School District	483	$19,872
57	Boscobel ElementaryBoscobel · other	Boscobel Area School District	311	$19,778
58	Boscobel HighBoscobel · high	Boscobel Area School District	182	$19,778
59	Boscobel Junior HighBoscobel · middle	Boscobel Area School District	158	$19,778
60	Florence ElementaryFlorence · other	Florence County School District	197	$19,718
61	Florence HighFlorence · high	Florence County School District	116	$19,718
62	Florence MiddleFlorence · middle	Florence County School District	56	$19,718
63	Drought ElementaryFranksville · other	Norway J7 School District	109	$19,700
64	Clayton ElementaryClayton · other	Clayton School District	124	$19,664
65	Clayton HighClayton · high	Clayton School District	86	$19,664
66	Siren HighSiren · other	Siren School District	193	$19,551
67	Siren ElementarySiren · other	Siren School District	172	$19,551
68	Potosi ElementaryPotosi · other	Potosi School District	166	$19,506
69	Potosi HighPotosi · high	Potosi School District	107	$19,506
70	Potosi MiddlePotosi · middle	Potosi School District	66	$19,506
71	North Crawford ElementarySoldiers Grove · other	North Crawford School District	284	$19,388
72	North Crawford HighSoldiers Grove · high	North Crawford School District	123	$19,388
73	Gilmanton ElementaryGilmanton · other	Gilmanton School District	52	$19,348
74	Pepin ElementaryPepin · other	Pepin Area School District	115	$19,209
75	Pepin HighPepin · other	Pepin Area School District	110	$19,209
76	Sevastopol ElementarySturgeon Bay · elementary	Sevastopol School District	230	$19,194
77	Sevastopol HighSturgeon Bay · high	Sevastopol School District	209	$19,194
78	Sevastopol MiddleSturgeon Bay · middle	Sevastopol School District	140	$19,194
79	Greenwood ElementaryGreenwood · other	Greenwood School District	176	$19,115
80	Greenwood HighGreenwood · other	Greenwood School District	155	$19,115
81	Augusta ElementaryAugusta · other	Augusta School District	215	$18,882
82	Augusta HighAugusta · high	Augusta School District	144	$18,882
83	Augusta MiddleAugusta · middle	Augusta School District	109	$18,882
84	Wildlands Charter SchoolAugusta · other	Augusta School District	72	$18,882
85	Bruce ElementaryBruce · other	Bruce School District	199	$18,868
86	Bruce HighBruce · high	Bruce School District	116	$18,868
87	Bruce MiddleBruce · middle	Bruce School District	73	$18,868
88	Winter ElementaryWinter · other	Winter School District	93	$18,839
89	Winter HighWinter · high	Winter School District	72	$18,839
90	Flambeau ElementaryTony · other	Flambeau School District	188	$18,822
91	Flambeau HighTony · high	Flambeau School District	129	$18,822
92	Flambeau MiddleTony · middle	Flambeau School District	115	$18,822
93	Hapa-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Milwaukee · other	Milwaukee School District	1,974	$18,815
94	Hamilton HighMilwaukee · high	Milwaukee School District	1,472	$18,815
95	Reagan College Preparatory HighMilwaukee · high	Milwaukee School District	1,372	$18,815
96	King InternationalMilwaukee · high	Milwaukee School District	1,308	$18,815
97	Obama School of Career and Technical EducationMilwaukee · other	Milwaukee School District	1,294	$18,815
98	Riverside HighMilwaukee · high	Milwaukee School District	1,240	$18,815
99	Golda Meir SchoolMilwaukee · other	Milwaukee School District	1,192	$18,815
100	Bradley Technology HighMilwaukee · high	Milwaukee School District	1,048	$18,815

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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