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Wisconsin School Districts

Public school districts and education agencies

Districts and agencies
466
Students
805,558
Fall enrollment
Spending per student
$16,457
Average of reporting districts
Largest district
Milwaukee School District
65,550 students

Enrollment and school counts come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Spending comes from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances, and child poverty from Census SAIPE model estimates. Per-pupil spending is current spending (salaries, benefits, supplies and services), not construction or debt, and is shown only for districts with at least 50 students.

Largest 200 districts

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsPer studentChild poverty
Milwaukee School District65,550154$20,81528.6%
Madison Metropolitan School District25,15554$18,8279.4%
Green Bay Area Public School District18,37941$17,38911.8%
Kenosha School District18,31533$15,06011.7%
Racine Unified School District15,78125$17,52220.4%
Appleton Area School District14,99439$14,6288.0%
Waukesha School District10,92227$14,4957.1%
Eau Claire Area School District10,68723$15,3479.0%
Janesville School District9,35522$14,46412.7%
Sheboygan Area School District9,28526$14,44010.9%
Oshkosh Area School District9,10118$15,28412.9%
Sun Prairie Area School District8,54916$15,8475.9%
Elmbrook School District7,84510$14,7622.2%
Wausau School District7,73821$15,3679.6%
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District7,16712$15,6433.9%
Stevens Point Area Public School District6,84816$14,3718.8%
Wauwatosa School District6,70417$16,4674.2%
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District6,61515$14,51514.8%
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District6,55411$12,7108.9%
Neenah Joint School District6,47311$14,2677.2%
Fond du Lac School District6,45715$14,92110.8%
McFarland School District5,9219$13,2172.7%
D C Everest Area School District5,84712$12,8756.6%
Verona Area School District5,79611$16,9444.6%
La Crosse School District5,71719$19,79711.5%
Howard-Suamico School District5,6789$14,7443.4%
West Bend School District5,36512$14,7486.2%
Hamilton School District5,1318$13,3572.8%
Hudson School District5,11910$15,1643.6%
Kimberly Area School District5,0709$12,6953.0%
Beloit School District4,95812$16,65420.8%
Oconomowoc Area School District4,9288$13,4213.1%
Mukwonago School District4,8359$12,6382.7%
Franklin Public School District4,6668$13,8855.3%
Muskego-Norway School District4,6026$14,1042.5%
Wisconsin Rapids School District4,57812$15,11913.9%
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District4,5749$15,4309.1%
De Pere School District4,4856$11,9383.8%
Manitowoc School District4,45211$14,79411.1%
Waunakee Community School District4,4157$15,5742.3%
New Berlin School District4,3346$16,1192.9%
Medford Area Public School District4,2825$13,55410.2%
De Forest Area School District4,2467$14,4693.5%
Hortonville Area School District4,2148$11,9792.6%
Oregon School District4,1868$15,9522.7%
Kaukauna Area School District4,0447$12,5064.7%
Superior School District3,9008$15,52113.8%
Menomonee Falls School District3,8766$14,3593.1%
Pulaski Community School District3,8487$14,7864.6%
Germantown School District3,8356$13,2592.9%
Holmen School District3,7877$14,6404.7%
Monona Grove School District3,6727$17,5654.3%
West De Pere School District3,6246$14,8754.4%
Marshfield Unified School District3,5538$13,9849.6%
Mequon-Thiensville School District3,5536$14,8212.5%
Elkhorn Area School District3,5157$14,3835.1%
New Richmond School District3,5026$13,8925.9%
Milton School District3,4617$13,5644.3%
River Falls School District3,4428$12,1114.0%
Greenfield School District3,3806$14,61312.2%
Kettle Moraine School District3,36112$15,1012.8%
Slinger School District3,2345$14,0023.6%
Ashwaubenon School District3,2015$13,5317.1%
Menomonie Area School District3,1998$16,2349.8%
Menasha Joint School District3,1217$15,81814.1%
Cedarburg School District3,1086$13,0532.6%
Watertown Unified School District3,07610$16,0449.2%
Beaver Dam Unified School District2,9888$15,13010.6%
Tomah Area School District2,97012$14,08511.9%
Onalaska School District2,9206$17,0016.9%
Pewaukee School District2,9074$13,3423.5%
Burlington Area School District2,8768$14,5448.5%
Whitefish Bay School District2,8614$14,0301.9%
Sparta Area School District2,7497$14,81110.9%
Stoughton Area School District2,7356$14,1915.6%
Merrill Area School District2,6867$13,94810.2%
South Milwaukee School District2,6866$18,24613.0%
Sauk Prairie School District2,6586$13,9455.1%
Baraboo School District2,5989$13,8239.1%
Reedsburg School District2,5916$13,7779.9%
Greendale School District2,5466$15,7416.8%
Port Washington-Saukville School District2,4155$14,5445.8%
Whitnall School District2,3645$13,4116.4%
Mount Horeb Area School District2,2986$15,7693.1%
Fort Atkinson School District2,2637$16,9266.1%
Rhinelander School District2,2246$17,35111.0%
Grafton School District2,1924$13,6683.4%
Monroe School District2,1405$15,47511.0%
Rice Lake Area School District2,0966$15,56712.3%
Shawano School District2,0795$13,51913.8%
Waupaca School District2,0435$16,3569.5%
Luxemburg-Casco School District2,0214$12,2414.9%
New London School District2,0197$13,3807.5%
Plymouth Joint School District2,0005$14,3646.3%
Cudahy School District1,9856$16,07514.5%
Portage Community School District1,9568$15,6988.3%
Arrowhead UHS School District1,9501$14,3712.0%
Edgerton School District1,9354$14,4634.6%
Shorewood School District1,9165$14,5454.1%
Marinette School District1,9144$13,07415.4%
Whitewater Unified School District1,8936$21,9939.5%
Hayward Community School District1,8856$15,05215.0%
Waupun School District1,8694$13,9946.2%
Saint Croix Central School District1,8664$14,4714.0%
Mosinee School District1,8653$13,6095.1%
Grantsburg School District1,8314$11,82911.6%
West Salem School District1,8143$15,7885.1%
Kewaskum School District1,8034$11,9565.2%
Altoona School District1,7784$14,1777.9%
Seymour Community School District1,7724$16,4608.2%
Antigo Unified School District1,7695$17,50716.1%
Wisconsin Dells School District1,7684$13,65011.5%
Ashland School District1,7594$15,59816.2%
Two Rivers Public School District1,7405$12,66711.8%
Winneconne Community School District1,7213$13,5904.2%
Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc1,7111Not reportedNot reported
Ripon Area School District1,7056$14,6478.5%
Lake Geneva J1 School District1,6835$15,1868.3%
Baldwin-Woodville Area School District1,6783$13,8986.0%
Delavan-Darien School District1,6725$19,8229.0%
Oconto Falls Public School District1,6644$15,0667.3%
Beloit Turner School District1,6624$13,2538.6%
Evansville Community School District1,6224$15,4934.8%
Denmark School District1,6164$13,1384.3%
Brown Deer School District1,6132$15,00212.1%
Jefferson School District1,6125$15,9406.6%
Ellsworth Community School District1,5973$15,2925.5%
Little Chute Area School District1,5866$13,1105.5%
North Fond du Lac School District1,5716$14,3087.5%
Black River Falls School District1,5524$18,51714.3%
United Community Center Inc1,5522Not reportedNot reported
Platteville School District1,5444$14,14414.3%
Freedom Area School District1,5403$14,4652.9%
Sheboygan Falls School District1,4943$15,3636.3%
Lake Mills Area School District1,4733$14,0904.3%
Waterford Graded J1 School District1,4734$19,5555.8%
Lodi School District1,4615$15,5453.4%
Somerset School District1,4453$13,5454.8%
Osceola School District1,4214$18,2465.7%
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District1,3935$15,9536.2%
Mauston School District1,3788$15,30610.7%
East Troy Community School District1,3534$15,5424.6%
Wrightstown Community School District1,3523$13,5953.5%
Northland Pines School District1,3427$17,81113.9%
Hartford UHS School District1,3241$14,8094.2%
Westosha Central UHS School District1,3091$13,5343.9%
Arcadia School District1,3033$14,00111.2%
Hartford J1 School District1,3013$13,6986.7%
Wautoma Area School District1,3004$13,56818.1%
Campbellsport School District1,2994$14,5135.2%
Kiel Area School District1,2995$15,4064.6%
Seeds of Health Inc1,2873Not reportedNot reported
Bloomer School District1,2713$13,5439.2%
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District1,2712$17,9405.8%
Maple School District1,2714$13,4087.8%
Adams-Friendship Area School District1,2703$20,18617.1%
Amery School District1,2524$16,4499.8%
Cameron School District1,2025$12,7038.3%
Tomorrow River School District1,1985$13,0245.2%
Berlin Area School District1,1973$15,67414.8%
Nekoosa School District1,1976$14,63814.9%
Prescott School District1,1844$14,2723.1%
Elk Mound Area School District1,1723$13,3507.6%
Northern Ozaukee School District1,1545$12,8665.0%
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District1,1513$12,9769.9%
Tomahawk School District1,1423$15,1779.9%
Clintonville School District1,1213$14,39311.6%
Richland School District1,1216$19,01115.3%
Columbus School District1,1204$15,3204.7%
Saint Francis School District1,1063$14,6019.7%
Marshall School District1,0945$18,5156.8%
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District1,0913$12,9273.8%
Stanley-Boyd Area School District1,0694$12,93810.3%
Westfield School District1,0645$18,53614.5%
Peshtigo School District1,0613$14,24310.6%
Barron Area School District1,0435$17,21217.3%
Nicolet Union High School School District1,0431$22,9574.2%
River Valley School District1,0434$17,2637.2%
Viroqua Area School District1,0386$15,59013.2%
Chilton School District1,0373$24,1527.4%
Dodgeville School District1,0353$15,9478.8%
Union Grove UHS School District1,0321$13,7545.6%
Omro School District1,0304$15,6005.6%
Sturgeon Bay School District1,0134$17,46410.2%
Oostburg School District1,0113$12,8823.3%
Spooner Area School District1,0003$16,12213.7%
Durand-Arkansaw School District9942$14,74214.6%
Menominee Indian School District9944$21,56335.0%
Westby Area School District9934$16,64916.0%
Lancaster Community School District9913$15,64211.5%
Mondovi School District9914$14,44612.1%
Saint Croix Falls School District9914$15,1667.9%
Southern Door County School District9913$16,1546.9%
Clinton Community School District9853$15,9938.0%
Lomira School District9854$15,2655.6%
Poynette School District9833$14,6184.5%
New Holstein School District9813$12,4237.7%
Brodhead School District9753$14,88311.2%
Glendale-River Hills School District9732$21,0568.5%
Brillion School District9643$13,2135.6%

Frequently asked questions

What are the largest school districts in Wisconsin?
Milwaukee School District (65,550 students), Madison Metropolitan School District (25,155 students), Green Bay Area Public School District (18,379 students) have the most students in the latest NCES count.
How much does Wisconsin spend per student?
Districts in Wisconsin that report finance data spent an average of $16,457 per student on current operations, weighted by enrollment.
What does per-pupil spending include?
It is current spending for elementary and secondary education divided by fall enrollment, as published by the Census Bureau. It includes instruction, support services such as transportation and administration, and other day-to-day costs. It leaves out capital outlay for buildings and interest on debt.
Why do some districts have no spending or poverty figures?
Charter districts, education service agencies and other special agencies often do not report finance data separately, and Census SAIPE estimates child poverty only for geographic school districts. Values are also hidden for districts with fewer than 50 students, where a per-pupil figure can swing widely.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and SAIPE · Last updated 10/22/2026

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