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Wausau School District
A public school district in Wausau, Wisconsin, with 21 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,738
- Students enrolled
- 580.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,145.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,133
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,738 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,198th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 14th of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,133 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% 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
Wausau School District spent $15,367 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,941 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,367 | $119.6 million | 7,783 |
| FY2023 | $15,133 | $119.5 million | 7,899 |
| FY2022 | $14,640 | $117.0 million | 7,989 |
| FY2021 | $13,692 | $106.6 million | 7,786 |
| FY2020 | $12,514 | $102.0 million | 8,149 |
| FY2019 | $12,993 | $108.0 million | 8,311 |
| FY2018 | $12,551 | $105.3 million | 8,388 |
| FY2017 | $12,844 | $108.0 million | 8,405 |
| FY2016 | $12,019 | $101.6 million | 8,454 |
| FY2015 | $12,038 | $103.9 million | 8,628 |
| FY2014 | $11,842 | $102.6 million | 8,663 |
| FY2013 | $11,532 | $99.4 million | 8,623 |
| FY2012 | $11,788 | $101.1 million | 8,574 |
| FY2011 | $12,204 | $104.3 million | 8,546 |
| FY2010 | $11,768 | $100.3 million | 8,522 |
| FY2009 | $11,909 | $103.4 million | 8,681 |
| FY2008 | $11,576 | $101.6 million | 8,780 |
| FY2007 | $11,088 | $98.0 million | 8,836 |
| FY2006 | $10,777 | $94.5 million | 8,768 |
| FY2005 | $10,941 | $95.8 million | 8,759 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $19.0 million | 12.0% |
| State | $78.5 million | 49.3% |
| Local | $61.7 million | 38.7% |
| Total | $159.2 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
21 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
- 5515900
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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