School Financial Services
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School Financial Services
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Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management
- Aid Payments
- Aids Register
- Audit Requirements
- Budget and Adoption
- CESA Annual Report Information
- County Children with Disability Education Board (CCDEB)
- Debt Reporting Information
- Funds
- Property Value
- PSCP, SNSP & ICS Impacts
- School District Fund Balance Policy
- Standard Tuition
- Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements (WUFAR)
- State/Federal Aid and Grant Programs
- Counting Children
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Reporting to SFS
- Referenda Information
- WISEdata Finance and WiSFiP
- School Finance Reporting Portals
- Additional Reporting Instructions
- Chapter 220 Membership Reporting
- School Level Reporting per Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- School Calendar - Days and Hours of Instruction
- PI-1500 District Contacts Report
- CESA Annual Reports
- Revenue Limits
- Calendars and Communication
- Statistical
- Presentations and Tutorials
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School District Support
- Pupil Transportation
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School District Reorganization
- Detachment and Attachment of Territories
- School District Consolidation
- Dissolution of a School District
- Creating a New School District
- Territory Annexed to Certain Municipalities
- School District Boundary Dispute Resolution
- Forms and Templates
- History and Orders
- Glossary of School District Reorganization Terms
- School Operations
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Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management
School District Names
District Names
Naming standards for public school districts are found in Chapter 115, Wisconsin statutes, as follows:
- Statute 115.01(5)(a)1. - Each school district shall be known by the designation "School District of" followed by the name of the municipalities in which any high schools operated by the district lie.
- Statute 115.01(5)(a)2. - A school district which does not operate a high school shall be known by number and by the name of the municipalities in which it lies.
- Statute 115.01(5)(b) - A school board may by resolution designate a different name for the school district if the revised name contains the words "school district".
Additional Resources
The following historical documents are also available.
- Recent Name Changes (posted May 2025)
- District Legal Names (posted May 2025)
- Wisconsin School Districts - Legal Names and Locations (published 1994)
District Types
Classifications of public school districts are identified in Chapter 115, Wisconsin statutes, as follows:
- Statute 115.01(3) - School districts. The school district is the territorial unit for school administration. School districts are classified as common, union high, unified and 1st class city school districts. A joint school district is one the territory of which is not wholly in one municipality.
Additional Resources
The following historical documents are also available.
- Public School Districts by Type
- Patterns of Government for Wisconsin School Districts (published 1994)