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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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Slinger School District

Slinger, WI

Students
3,271
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,002

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Menomonie Area School District

Menomonie, WI

Students
3,244
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$16,234

+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Watertown Unified School District

Watertown, WI

Students
3,231
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,044

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Ashwaubenon School District

Green Bay, WI

Students
3,197
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,531

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Menasha Joint School District

Menasha, WI

Students
3,178
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,818

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Medford Area Public School District

Medford, WI

Students
3,158
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,554

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.6% enrollment

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Cedarburg School District

Cedarburg, WI

Students
3,101
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,053

-3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Tomah Area School District

Tomah, WI

Students
3,096
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$14,085

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Beaver Dam Unified School District

Beaver Dam, WI

Students
3,061
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,130

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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Onalaska School District

Onalaska, WI

Students
2,970
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,001

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Pewaukee School District

Pewaukee, WI

Students
2,932
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,342

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Burlington Area School District

Burlington, WI

Students
2,919
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,544

-2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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Whitefish Bay School District

Whitefish Bay, WI

Students
2,831
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,030

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Merrill Area School District

Merrill, WI

Students
2,798
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,948

-2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.0% enrollment

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Sparta Area School District

Sparta, WI

Students
2,794
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,811

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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South Milwaukee School District

South Milwaukee, WI

Students
2,783
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,246

+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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Stoughton Area School District

Stoughton, WI

Students
2,769
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,191

-12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Baraboo School District

Baraboo, WI

Students
2,708
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,823

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Sauk Prairie School District

Prairie du Sac, WI

Students
2,686
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,945

-1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Greendale School District

Greendale, WI

Students
2,609
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,741

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Reedsburg School District

Reedsburg, WI

Students
2,597
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,777

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Port Washington-Saukville School District

Port Washington, WI

Students
2,478
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,544

-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Whitnall School District

Greenfield, WI

Students
2,394
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,411

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Mount Horeb Area School District

Mount Horeb, WI

Students
2,391
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,769

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Fort Atkinson School District

Fort Atkinson, WI

Students
2,357
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,926

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.1% enrollment

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Rhinelander School District

Rhinelander, WI

Students
2,298
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,351

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Monroe School District

Monroe, WI

Students
2,202
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,475

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Rice Lake Area School District

Rice Lake, WI

Students
2,177
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,567

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Shawano School District

Shawano, WI

Students
2,157
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,519

-5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment

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Grafton School District

Grafton, WI

Students
2,132
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,668

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% 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.