Appleton Technical Academy

Appleton Technical Academy is an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Appleton, Wisconsin, operated by Appleton Area School District. The school hosts 68 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Appleton Technical Academy sits 86% below that benchmark.

Appleton Technical Academy is one of 38 schools operated by Appleton Area School District, a district that hosts 14,994 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Appleton Technical Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Appleton Technical Academy has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Appleton Technical Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Appleton Technical Academy is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.2%; Appleton Technical Academy posts 26.5%, -27.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Outagamie County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,069 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Outagamie County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), of which Appleton Technical Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Renaissance School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Appleton Technical Academy at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Appleton Technical Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Appleton Technical Academy has decreased 12%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 68 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 78% to 85% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Appleton Technical Academy typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.