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Wisconsin school systems.

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440school systems
2,118operating schools connected
802,501students in finance records
424complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Wisconsin school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 424 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,544Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+2.0%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+25.2%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-5.6%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems424 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024849,956802,501
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$16,459$15,719

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Granton Area School District

Granton, WI

Students
245
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$27,073

+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Tigerton School District

Tigerton, WI

Students
245
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,853

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Weston School District

Cazenovia, WI

Students
233
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$22,421

+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% enrollment

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Pepin Area School District

Pepin, WI

Students
230
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,670

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Birchwood School District

Birchwood, WI

Students
226
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$22,819

+31.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.6% enrollment

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Winter School District

Winter, WI

Students
225
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,680

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Benton School District

Benton, WI

Students
218
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,940

+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.0% enrollment

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Plum City School District

Plum City, WI

Students
209
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$26,373

+49.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.3% enrollment

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Wauzeka-Steuben School District

Wauzeka, WI

Students
209
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$37,967

+107.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -25.9% enrollment

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South Shore School District

Port Wing, WI

Students
206
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,549

-9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.4% enrollment

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Fontana J8 School District

Fontana, WI

Students
203
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,749

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Stockbridge School District

Stockbridge, WI

Students
201
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,189

-14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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North Cape School District

Franksville, WI

Students
197
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,660

-13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Washington-Caldwell School District

Waterford, WI

Students
197
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,883

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.4% enrollment

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Sharon J11 School District

Sharon, WI

Students
193
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,902

+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.3% enrollment

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Butternut School District

Butternut, WI

Students
188
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,319

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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White Lake School District

White Lake, WI

Students
172
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,163

-5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.6% enrollment

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Cassville School District

Cassville, WI

Students
169
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,580

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment

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Linn J6 School District

Lake Geneva, WI

Students
155
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,845

-12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment

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Geneva J4 School District

Lake Geneva, WI

Students
150
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,653

+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -25.4% enrollment

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North Lakeland School District

Manitowish Waters, WI

Students
145
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$28,855

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Gilmanton School District

Gilmanton, WI

Students
130
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,069

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment

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Brighton #1 School District

Kansasville, WI

Students
113
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,062

+115.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -50.0% enrollment

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Mercer School District

Mercer, WI

Students
105
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,924

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.6% enrollment

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Phelps School District

Phelps, WI

Students
92
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$32,478

+24.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.3% enrollment

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Norway J7 School District

Franksville, WI

Students
89
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,416

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.2% enrollment

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Linn J4 School District

Lake Geneva, WI

Students
87
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,609

+38.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.9% enrollment

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Dover #1 School District

Kansasville, WI

Students
81
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,037

-7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment

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Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District

Goodman, WI

Students
71
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$32,338

+33.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -38.3% enrollment

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Washington Island School District

Washington Island, WI

Students
56
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$33,054

+55.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.0% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.