Appleton Area School District
A public school district in Appleton, Wisconsin, with 39 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 14,994
- Students enrolled
- 1,075.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,033
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,085
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 14,994 in 2024–25
- Ranks 534th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,085 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Appleton Area School District spent $13,085 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,158 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,085 | $199.8 million | 15,270 |
| FY2022 | $13,545 | $206.1 million | 15,217 |
| FY2021 | $12,386 | $195.0 million | 15,745 |
| FY2020 | $11,445 | $184.0 million | 16,081 |
| FY2019 | $11,522 | $187.7 million | 16,291 |
| FY2018 | $11,171 | $182.3 million | 16,323 |
| FY2017 | $10,647 | $174.2 million | 16,366 |
| FY2016 | $10,347 | $169.0 million | 16,331 |
| FY2015 | $10,368 | $169.8 million | 16,373 |
| FY2014 | $10,356 | $168.0 million | 16,224 |
| FY2013 | $10,672 | $162.5 million | 15,231 |
| FY2012 | $10,637 | $160.8 million | 15,119 |
| FY2011 | $11,138 | $169.2 million | 15,194 |
| FY2010 | $10,806 | $163.0 million | 15,081 |
| FY2009 | $10,580 | $161.2 million | 15,235 |
| FY2008 | $10,127 | $154.3 million | 15,233 |
| FY2007 | $9,982 | $152.2 million | 15,243 |
| FY2006 | $9,422 | $143.3 million | 15,213 |
| FY2005 | $9,158 | $137.9 million | 15,060 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $30.5 million | 11.5% |
| State | $124.3 million | 47.0% |
| Local | $109.7 million | 41.5% |
| Total | $264.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
39 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5500390
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Wisconsin — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Wisconsin — A to Z, each with its page.
- Wisconsin on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved