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Unity School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending

Unity School District runs 3 public schools with 915 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.5 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
915
Teachers (FTE)
73
Students per teacher
12.5
WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
1908 150th St Hwy 46 N, Balsam Lake, WI 54810
County
Polk County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5500750
State district ID
WI-0238
Total staff (FTE)
114
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 305 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.5
Wisconsin14.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (930), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$17.8 million
Federal revenue
$1.7 million
State revenue
$4.2 million
Local revenue
$11.9 million
Total spending
$17.0 million
Spending per pupil
$18,241
Salaries
$7.6 million45.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$13.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 23.6%
  • Local: 67.0%

Wisconsin overall

  • Federal: 8.3%
  • State: 45.0%
  • Local: 46.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,241
Wisconsin$16,827
United States$16,826

Schools in Unity School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Unity ElementaryElementaryPK to 438512.8
Unity HighHigh9 to 1229213.3
Unity MiddleMiddle5 to 823811.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.