Appleton Community 4K

Appleton Community 4K is a large primary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, overseen by Appleton Area School District. The school teaches 672 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 108% above the state mean of about 323.

Appleton Area School District comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 14,994 students; Appleton Community 4K is among them.

In terms of who attends, Appleton Community 4K logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Outagamie County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Appleton Community 4K reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Appleton Community 4K higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Outagamie County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Outagamie County) records that median household income runs about $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Outagamie County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), of which Appleton Community 4K is one.

The closest other public school is Franklin Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Appleton Community 4K operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Appleton Community 4K has fell 28%, going from 934 students in 2018 to 672 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Appleton Community 4K community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.