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The “2019-20 Data Download File” provides the per-pupil expenditures for each school across the state. Use this file to calculate the average per-pupil spending for your district and the state.

Visit your district’s report card to view per-pupil spending for every school in the district.

Wisconsin does not break out spending by services.

Wisconsin does not break out spending by service.

The Wisconsin report card does not enable comparisons of spending with demographics.

I know which school(s) I want to compare.

View each comparison school’s report card. To access demographic data, click on “Student Engagement” then “Enrollment” and filter by the demographics you wish to compare. To access spending data, click on “ESSA” then “Finance Resources” then “Per-Pupil Expenditures.”

I do not know which schools I want to compare.

Download the “enrollment_certified_2019-20” file, which contains demographic information for each school in the state, to identify schools with similar demographics. Then view each comparison school’s report card. To access spending data, click on “ESSA” then “Finance Resources” then “Per-Pupil Expenditures.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, limited outcomes data was collected for school year 2019-20. Visit each school’s report card to gather comparison details on spending, demographics, and any available outcomes data.

Edunomics Lab developed interactive data displays to explore resource equity, how dollars are allocated to schools, and which schools are most able to leverage their money to maximize student outcomes. Explore the analyses here.