School district · Wisconsin
Appleton Area School District
Appleton Area School District in Wisconsin: 39 public schools with 14,994 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,116 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 39
- 14 charter
- Students
- 14,994
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- WI 13.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,116
- WI $16.2K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,076
- Counselors (FTE)
- 36.7
- Students per counselor
- 409
- WI 359 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 17.1
- Librarians (FTE): 23.4
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Wisconsin: 53%52%proficient
A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Wisconsin
Median 55% · 431 school districts compared
6,107 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Wisconsin: 54%52%proficient
A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Wisconsin
Median 58% · 431 school districts compared
6,112 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 7.7% · $20M
- State
- 57% · $147.9M
- Local
- 36% · $93.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,325
- Support services
- $5,602
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $50.4M
- Long-term debt
- $75.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 672 | 18.9 | — | — | |
Appleton Bilingual SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 139 | 16.4 | 47% | 50% |
Appleton Public MontessoriCharter | Pre-K–6 | 149 | 19.1 | 78% | 56% |
Badger ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 258 | 9.7 | 46% | 46% |
| Pre-K–5 | 368 | 12.5 | 60% | 66% | |
Classical SchoolCharter | K–8 | 487 | 18.3 | 71% | 75% |
Columbus ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 88 | 10.7 | 12% | 21% |
Edison ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 242 | 10.0 | 45% | 41% |
| Pre-K–5 | 499 | 13.5 | 51% | 63% | |
Fox River AcademyCharter | K–8 | 150 | 17.8 | 73% | 79% |
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 277 | 11.2 | 45% | 48% |
Highlands ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 417 | 10.0 | 26% | 30% |
Horizons ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 264 | 9.7 | 54% | 50% |
| Pre-K–5 | 501 | 13.9 | 50% | 57% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 570 | 12.8 | 58% | 63% | |
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 212 | 9.3 | 47% | 35% |
Johnston ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 286 | 11.0 | 49% | 50% |
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 380 | 11.9 | 38% | 43% |
Richmond ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 245 | 12.4 | 44% | 49% |
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 314 | 10.1 | 41% | 42% |
Stephen Foster Elementary CharterCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 200 | 9.6 | 51% | 47% |
The Omolade AcademyCharter | K–3 | 23 | 6.6 | — | — |
| 6–8 | 851 | 14.4 | 59% | 61% | |
Kaleidoscope AcademyCharterFree meals for all | 6–8 | 456 | 12.1 | 48% | 41% |
Madison MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 929 | 13.7 | 47% | 50% |
| 2–8 | 214 | 18.5 | 96% | 98% | |
Wilson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 587 | 13.8 | 40% | 34% |
Appleton Cooperative Educational CenterAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Appleton Technical AcademyCharterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 68 | 23.2 | — | — |
Appleton eSchoolCharterFully virtual | 7–12 | 35 | 7.3 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,238 | 14.6 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 78 | 35.5 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 1,635 | 17.3 | — | — | |
Renaissance SchoolCharter | 9–12 | 151 | 36.0 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 147 | 40.8 | — | — | |
Valley New SchoolCharter | 7–12 | 68 | 16.6 | 33% | 33% |
West HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,024 | 13.5 | — | — |
AppleviewSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 29 | — | — | — |
Wisconsin Connections AcademyCharterFully virtual | Pre-K–12 | 743 | 32.6 | 54% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 131 E Washington St, Appleton, WI 54911
- Phone
- (920)852-5300
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.