WiRSA Conference 2025
Special Presentation

Shifting Dollars, Shifting Students: Understanding Wisconsin’s K-12 Finance Trends

Presentation Date: Friday, 10/31/2025
Presentation Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Stonefield & Harvest

Special Session with Chris Saldana, UW-Madison Assistant Professor
of K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

How are K-12 district finances changing in Wisconsin? What’s the pattern in district revenues and expenditures, and how are these trends related to shifting student demographics? This session will offer an overview of trends in Wisconsin K-12 school finance revenues, expenditures, and demographics, highlighting how these trends vary across Wisconsin’s K-12 public school districts.