Appleton Area School District

Item: Appleton Area School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

131 E Washington St, Ste 1a
Appleton, WI 54911

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (920) 832-6161

www.aasd.k12.wi.us

Top Rankings

Appleton Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WI)

# Schools

38 Schools

1,605 Schools

# Students

15,270 Students

543,963 Students

# Teachers

1,001 Teachers

40,926 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Appleton Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 86% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WI)

#257 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Appleton Area School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

37%

39%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Appleton Area School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

37%

38%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Appleton Area School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

43%

44%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Appleton Area School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

87%

90%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Appleton Area School District and public school graduation rate of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.57

0.54

# American Indian Students

97 Students

6,631 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

1,881 Students

23,666 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

1,923 Students

75,746 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

14%

# Black Students

771 Students

51,817 Students

% Black Students

10%

# White Students

9,631 Students

355,510 Students

% White Students

63%

65%

# Hawaiian Students

32 Students

416 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

934 Students

30,050 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

897

35,056

# Students in K Grade:

1,013

52,439

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,033

55,313

# Students in 2nd Grade:

979

55,244

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,045

55,831

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,053

56,345

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,055

56,847

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,098

57,397

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,077

50,043

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,177

51,703

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,133

4,397

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,206

4,257

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,172

4,318

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,332

4,773

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,087 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,949 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WI)

Total Revenue

$230 MM

$13,869 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Appleton Area School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$213 MM

$13,846 MM

This chart displays total spending of Appleton Area School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$15,087

$16,831

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Appleton Area School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,949

$16,804

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Appleton Area School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 38 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 15,270 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 37%
: 87% (Btm 50% in WI)
: Bottom 50%
: 37% (Btm 50%)
: 37% (Btm 50%)
: 43% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WI Dept. of Education