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Appleton Area School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending

Appleton Area School District runs 39 public schools with 14,994 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
39
Students
14,994
Teachers (FTE)
1,075
Students per teacher
13.9
WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
131 E Washington St Suite 1A, Appleton, WI 54911
Phone
(920)852-5300
County
Outagamie County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5500390
State district ID
WI-0147
Total staff (FTE)
2,032
School counselors (FTE)
36.0About 417 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
47.0
Charter schools
14
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Students per teacher compared

This district13.9
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 (15,745), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$230.4 million
Federal revenue
$19.8 million
State revenue
$118.3 million
Local revenue
$92.3 million
Total spending
$213.0 million
Spending per pupil
$13,528
Salaries
$104.6 million49.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$15.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.6%
  • State: 51.3%
  • Local: 40.1%

Wisconsin overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,528
Wisconsin$16,827
United States$16,826

Schools in Appleton Area School District

By level: 10 high, 5 middle, 21 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Appleton Bilingual SchoolCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 513917.4
Appleton Community 4KPrekindergartenPK67219.2
Appleton Cooperative Educational CenterHigh9 to 120
Appleton eSchoolCharterHigh7 to 12358.8
Appleton Public MontessoriCharterElementaryPK to 614921.3
Appleton Technical AcademyCharterHigh9 to 126834.0
AppleviewOtherPK to 1229
Badger ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52589.9
Berry ElementaryElementaryPK to 536812.7
Classical SchoolCharterElementaryK to 848718.7
Columbus ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 58811.0
East HighHigh9 to 121,23814.7
Edison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 524210.1
Einstein MiddleMiddle6 to 885114.4
Ferber ElementaryElementaryPK to 549913.9
Fox Cities Leadership AcademyCharterHigh9 to 127839.0
Fox River AcademyCharterElementaryK to 815018.8
Franklin ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527711.5
Highlands ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541710.2
Horizons ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52649.8
Houdini ElementaryElementaryPK to 550113.9
Huntley ElementaryElementaryPK to 557013.0
Jefferson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52129.6
Johnston ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528611.4
Kaleidoscope AcademyCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 845612.3
Madison MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 892913.7
McKinley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538012.3
North HighHigh9 to 121,63517.4
Odyssey-MagellanMiddle2 to 821419.5
Renaissance SchoolCharterHigh9 to 1215137.8
Richmond ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 524512.9
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531410.1
Stephen Foster Elementary CharterCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 520010.0
Tesla Engineering Charter SchoolCharterHigh9 to 1214749.0
The Omolade AcademyCharterElementaryK to 3237.7
Valley New SchoolCharterHigh7 to 126817.0
West HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,02413.7
Wilson MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858714.0
Wisconsin Connections AcademyCharterOtherPK to 1274333.8

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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.