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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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Adams-Friendship Area School District

Friendship, WI

Students
1,286
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,186

+27.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment

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Westosha Central UHS School District

Salem, WI

Students
1,278
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,534

-16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.5% enrollment

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Maple School District

Maple, WI

Students
1,278
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,408

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Kiel Area School District

Kiel, WI

Students
1,259
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,406

+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment

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Bloomer School District

Bloomer, WI

Students
1,254
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,543

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Prescott School District

Prescott, WI

Students
1,247
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,272

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Nekoosa School District

Nekoosa, WI

Students
1,226
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,638

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Tomorrow River School District

Amherst, WI

Students
1,200
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,024

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Elk Mound Area School District

Elk Mound, WI

Students
1,196
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,350

+6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Cameron School District

Cameron, WI

Students
1,187
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,703

-8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.3% enrollment

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Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

Wittenberg, WI

Students
1,166
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,976

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

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Clintonville School District

Clintonville, WI

Students
1,152
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,393

-12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Tomahawk School District

Tomahawk, WI

Students
1,142
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,177

-7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Richland School District

Richland Center, WI

Students
1,133
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,011

+23.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Columbus School District

Columbus, WI

Students
1,130
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,320

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.5% enrollment

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Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

Hartland, WI

Students
1,108
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,927

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Saint Francis School District

Saint Francis, WI

Students
1,097
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,601

-5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Barron Area School District

Barron, WI

Students
1,091
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,212

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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River Valley School District

Spring Green, WI

Students
1,090
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,263

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Northern Ozaukee School District

Fredonia, WI

Students
1,083
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,866

-8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.1% enrollment

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Chilton School District

Chilton, WI

Students
1,082
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,152

+76.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Peshtigo School District

Peshtigo, WI

Students
1,066
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,243

+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Stanley-Boyd Area School District

Stanley, WI

Students
1,066
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,938

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Sturgeon Bay School District

Sturgeon Bay, WI

Students
1,065
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,464

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Dodgeville School District

Dodgeville, WI

Students
1,060
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,947

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment

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Omro School District

Omro, WI

Students
1,057
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,600

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Saint Croix Falls School District

Saint Croix Falls, WI

Students
1,055
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,166

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Nicolet Union High School School District

Glendale, WI

Students
1,054
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,957

-12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Clinton Community School District

Clinton, WI

Students
1,042
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,993

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Westfield School District

Westfield, WI

Students
1,033
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,536

+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% 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.