US Census Bureau Public Finance Report: Madison’s per student spending is greater than all large Wisconsin Districts, but for Milwaukee



The illustration above is from page 124 and includes data on Wisconsin’s largest school districts.

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Per student spending numbers are always interesting and never consistent. Madison spends $15,241 per student, based on the 2009-2010 budget of $370,287,471 (24,295 students)