Residents from the Northwoods plea to reps to fix the formula

In "To Our Representatives in the Northwoods: Fix the Formula", Linda Goldsworthy questions the fairness of the current funding formula:

School District Number of Students State Aid per Student
Dover #1 117 $4,677
Phelps 162 $1,000
Brighton #1 175 $6,510
Washburn 604 $6,798
Three Lakes 609 $ 943
Bruce 613 $6,659
Platteville 1,425 $6,486
Northland Pines 1,439 $1,028
Maple 1,445 $5,558
Shawano 2,889 $6,494
Rhinelander 2,951 $4,332
Elkhorn Area 2,961 $5,114

Why is a student in Three Lakes worth only $943 of state aid while a student in Washburn, with five fewer students, is worth $6,798? In fact, according to the 2006-07 numbers, the 74 students at the all-male Norris High School in Mukwonago received $14,535 per student in state aid while the 91 students at Geneva J4 were worth a mere $193. Fix the formula.