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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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Jefferson School District

Jefferson, WI

Students
1,666
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,940

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Beloit Turner School District

Beloit, WI

Students
1,665
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,253

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment

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Ripon Area School District

Ripon, WI

Students
1,654
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,647

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Brown Deer School District

Brown Deer, WI

Students
1,647
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,002

-14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.3% enrollment

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Denmark School District

Denmark, WI

Students
1,625
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,138

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment

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Ellsworth Community School District

Ellsworth, WI

Students
1,620
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,292

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Black River Falls School District

Black River Falls, WI

Students
1,603
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,517

+27.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Little Chute Area School District

Little Chute, WI

Students
1,567
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,110

-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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North Fond du Lac School District

North Fond du Lac, WI

Students
1,555
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,308

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.5% enrollment

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Sheboygan Falls School District

Sheboygan Falls, WI

Students
1,546
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,363

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Platteville School District

Platteville, WI

Students
1,544
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,144

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Freedom Area School District

Freedom, WI

Students
1,539
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,465

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Lodi School District

Lodi, WI

Students
1,487
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,545

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Lake Mills Area School District

Lake Mills, WI

Students
1,485
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,090

+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Waterford Graded J1 School District

Waterford, WI

Students
1,462
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,555

+42.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Somerset School District

Somerset, WI

Students
1,452
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,545

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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East Troy Community School District

East Troy, WI

Students
1,436
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,542

+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Hartford J1 School District

Hartford, WI

Students
1,429
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,698

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% enrollment

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Mauston School District

Mauston, WI

Students
1,407
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,306

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

Galesville, WI

Students
1,369
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,953

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Northland Pines School District

Eagle River, WI

Students
1,368
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,811

-6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment

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Hartford UHS School District

Hartford, WI

Students
1,364
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,809

-11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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Osceola School District

Osceola, WI

Students
1,361
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,246

+31.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.6% enrollment

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Amery School District

Amery, WI

Students
1,326
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,449

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment

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Wrightstown Community School District

Wrightstown, WI

Students
1,320
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,595

+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Campbellsport School District

Campbellsport, WI

Students
1,318
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,513

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District

Lake Geneva, WI

Students
1,310
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,940

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Wautoma Area School District

Wautoma, WI

Students
1,310
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,568

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Berlin Area School District

Berlin, WI

Students
1,297
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,674

+13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment

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Arcadia School District

Arcadia, WI

Students
1,293
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,001

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% 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.