Appleton Area School District

Item: Appleton Area School District
Rating: 4
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

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (WI)

# Schools

38 Schools

1,038 Schools

# Students

15,217 Students

338,805 Students

# Teachers

1,023 Teachers

24,783 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Appleton Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 439 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 81% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (WI)

#281 out of 443 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Appleton Area School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

33%

38%

This chart display 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 WI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

36%

39%

This chart display 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 WI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

85%

87%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Appleton Area School District and public school graduation rate of WI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.55

0.57

# American Indian Students

108 Students

3,564 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

1,814 Students

15,279 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

1,823 Students

49,701 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

15%

# Black Students

716 Students

37,926 Students

% Black Students

11%

# White Students

9,892 Students

213,803 Students

% White Students

65%

63%

# Hawaiian Students

27 Students

268 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

837 Students

18,476 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

856

51,141

# Students in K Grade:

996

46,502

# Students in 1st Grade:

978

45,504

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,019

45,354

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,050

42,933

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,035

41,615

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,091

35,366

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,058

11,135

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,145

7,651

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,086

7,566

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,182

1,013

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,155

933

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,224

964

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,342

1,028

# Ungraded Students:

100

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,140 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,747. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,998 is less than the state median of $16,719. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (WI)

Total Revenue

$230 MM

$13,869 MM

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

Spending

$213 MM

$13,846 MM

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

Revenue / Student

$15,140

$16,747

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

Spending / Student

$13,998

$16,719

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

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 38 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 15,217 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 35%
: 85% (Btm 50% in WI)
: Bottom 50%
: 33% (Btm 50%)
: 36% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WI Dept. of Education