At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
14,994
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
40
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,085
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,592
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 14,278
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,124.77
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.7:1
What current records say about Appleton Area School District
Appleton Area School District operates 40 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Appleton, Wisconsin. NCES reports 14,994 students and 1,075.9 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Wisconsin agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 6 of 420 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,085 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,592 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 350 of 420 in Wisconsin. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 10.2%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 16.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,075.9
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $199,811,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Appleton Area School District
Appleton, Wisconsin
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 44.2626, -88.4048
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White60.8%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Black5.2%
- Asian12.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial7.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Appleton Area School District
40 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 40 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Bilingual SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 139 | 16.4:1 | |
| Appleton Community 4K | OtherPK–PK | 672 | 18.9:1 | |
| Appleton Cooperative Educational Center | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Appleton eSchoolCharter | High07–12 | 35 | 7.3:1 | |
| Appleton Public MontessoriCharter | ElementaryPK–06 | 149 | 19.1:1 | |
| Appleton Technical AcademyCharter | High09–12 | 68 | 23.2:1 | |
| Appleview | OtherPK–12 | 29 | Not reported | |
| Badger Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 258 | 9.7:1 | |
| Berry Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 368 | 12.5:1 | |
| Classical SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 487 | 18.3:1 | |
| East High | High09–12 | 1,238 | 14.6:1 | |
| Edison Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 242 | 10:1 | |
| Einstein Middle | Middle06–08 | 851 | 14.4:1 | |
| Ferber Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 499 | 13.5:1 | |
| Fox Cities Leadership AcademyCharter | High09–12 | 78 | 35.5:1 | |
| Fox River AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 150 | 17.8:1 | |
| Franklin Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 277 | 11.2:1 | |
| Highlands Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 417 | 10:1 | |
| Hmong American Immersion SchoolCharter | ElementaryPK–04 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Horizons Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 264 | 9.7:1 | |
| Houdini Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 501 | 13.9:1 | |
| Huntley Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 570 | 12.8:1 | |
| Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 212 | 9.3:1 | |
| Johnston Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 286 | 11:1 |