Total enrollment
31,330
-1,018 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
Outagamie County
Wisconsin · Public K-12
Public education in Outagamie County reaches 31,330 students across 73 schools. Appleton Area School District is the largest district at 13,053 students. By level, that breaks down as 38 elementary, 14 middle, and 18 high schools.
7-year change in Outagamie County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
72
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
73%
was 80%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
73
10 districts
Enrollment
31,330
NCES CCD
Median income
$85,069
Above Wisconsin avg
Free/reduced lunch
31.5%
Below Wisconsin avg
Elementary
38
12,931 students
Middle
14
6,818 students
High
18
10,352 students
Combined / other
3
1,229 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Appleton Area School District
13,053 students · 10 districts in Outagamie County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Outagamie County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
32.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
4.0%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
2.7%
civilian labor
Median age
39
23.0% under 18
Test scores in Outagamie County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 47 schools ranked. Wisconsin state average: 53.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Odyssey-Magellan· 95.8%
- New Directions Learning Community· 85.2%
- Appleton Public Montessori· 76.8%
- North Greenville Elementary· 74.2%
- Little Chute Middle· 73.3%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Highlands Elementary· 25.5%
- Wilson Middle· 38.9%
- Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School· 41.0%
- Franklin Elementary· 43.9%
- Richmond Elementary· 44.1%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North High | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 1,635 | · |
| Kimberly High | Kimberly | High | 09-12 | 1,587 | · |
| Hortonville High | Hortonville | High | 09-12 | 1,323 | · |
| East High | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 1,238 | · |
| Kaukauna High | Kaukauna | High | 09-12 | 1,210 | · |
| River View School | Kaukauna | Middle | 05-08 | 1,160 | · |
| West High | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 1,024 | · |
| Einstein Middle | Appleton | Middle | 06-08 | 851 | · |
| Gerritts Middle | Kimberly | Middle | 07-08 | 802 | · |
| Greenville Middle | Greenville | Middle | 05-08 | 754 | · |
| Wisconsin Connections Academy | Appleton | Combined | PK-12 | 743 | · |
| Freedom Elementary | Freedom | Elementary | PK-05 | 691 | · |
| Appleton Community 4K | Appleton | Elementary | PK-PK | 672 | · |
| Greenville Elementary | Greenville | Elementary | PK-04 | 605 | · |
| Little Chute Elementary | Little Chute | Elementary | PK-04 | 590 | · |
| Seymour High | Seymour | High | 09-12 | 590 | · |
| Wilson Middle | Appleton | Middle | 06-08 | 587 | · |
| Huntley Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 570 | · |
| Rock Ledge Elementary | Seymour | Elementary | PK-05 | 553 | · |
| Shiocton Elementary | Shiocton | Elementary | PK-08 | 517 | · |
| Freedom High | Freedom | High | 09-12 | 510 | · |
| Houdini Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 | · |
| Ferber Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 | · |
| Classical School | Appleton | Elementary | KG-08 | 487 | · |
| Dr H B Tanner Elementary | Kaukauna | Elementary | PK-01 | 466 | · |
| Hortonville Middle | Hortonville | Middle | 05-08 | 464 | · |
| Hortonville Elementary | Hortonville | Elementary | PK-04 | 461 | · |
| Oneida Nation School | Oneida | Combined | KG-12 | 457 | · |
| Kaleidoscope Academy | Appleton | Middle | 06-08 | 456 | · |
| North Greenville Elementary | Greenville | Elementary | PK-04 | 423 | · |
| Highlands Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 417 | · |
| Mapleview Intermediate | Kimberly | Middle | 05-06 | 413 | · |
| Westside Elementary | Kimberly | Elementary | KG-04 | 408 | · |
| Little Chute High | Little Chute | High | 09-12 | 387 | · |
| Quinney Elementary | Kaukauna | Elementary | 02-04 | 359 | · |
| Black Creek Elementary | Black Creek | Elementary | PK-08 | 345 | · |
| Freedom Middle | Freedom | Middle | 06-08 | 339 | · |
| Janssen Elementary | Combined Locks | Elementary | KG-04 | 339 | · |
| Haen Elementary | Kaukauna | Elementary | 01-04 | 323 | · |
| Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 | · |
| Johnston Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 286 | · |
| Seymour Middle | Seymour | Middle | 06-08 | 284 | · |
| Franklin Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 277 | · |
| 4K Center for Literacy | Kimberly | Elementary | PK-PK | 271 | · |
| New Directions Learning Community | Kaukauna | Elementary | PK-04 | 270 | · |
| Badger Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 258 | · |
| Park Community Charter School | Kaukauna | Elementary | PK-04 | 256 | · |
| Richmond Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 245 | · |
| Edison Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 242 | · |
| Little Chute Intermediate | Little Chute | Middle | 05-06 | 215 | · |
| Little Chute Middle | Little Chute | Middle | 07-08 | 214 | · |
| Odyssey-Magellan | Appleton | Middle | 02-08 | 214 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 212 | · |
| Shiocton High | Shiocton | High | 09-12 | 208 | · |
| Stephen Foster Elementary Charter | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 200 | · |
| Renaissance School | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 151 | · |
| Fox River Academy | Appleton | Elementary | KG-08 | 150 | · |
| Appleton Public Montessori | Grand Chute | Elementary | PK-06 | 149 | · |
| Tesla Engineering Charter School | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 147 | · |
| Appleton Bilingual School | Appleton | Elementary | KG-05 | 139 | · |
| Hortonville Area K4 School | Greenville | Elementary | PK-PK | 119 | · |
| Sugar Bush Elementary | New London | Elementary | PK-04 | 119 | · |
| Little Chute Career Pathways Academy | Little Chute | High | 09-12 | 93 | · |
| Columbus Elementary | Appleton | Elementary | PK-05 | 88 | · |
| Flex Academy | Little Chute | Elementary | KG-08 | 87 | · |
| Fox Cities Leadership Academy | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 78 | · |
| Appleton Technical Academy | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 68 | · |
| Valley New School | Appleton | High | 07-12 | 68 | · |
| Fox West Academy | Hortonville | Middle | 06-08 | 65 | · |
| Appleton eSchool | Appleton | High | 07-12 | 35 | · |
| Appleview | Appleton | Combined | PK-12 | 29 | · |
| The Omolade Academy | Appleton | Elementary | KG-03 | 23 | · |
| Appleton Cooperative Educational Center | Appleton | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
Cities in Outagamie County
About Outagamie County
Across the average-sized Wisconsin county of Outagamie County of about 192,826 residents, the public-school footprint covers 73 schools and about 31,330 students.
For perspective, census numbers show median household income runs near $85,069, about 33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 4%. That income level is 16% meaningfully above the Wisconsin median.
On the school-mix side, Outagamie County comprises 38 elementary schools (12,931 students), 14 middle schools (6,818), 18 high schools (10,352), and 3 combined or other schools.
Appleton Area School District dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 13,053 students on its own.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 3%: 32,348 students in SY 2017-18 versus 31,330 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Outagamie County gained 1 school, going from 71 to 72. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 80% to 73% over the same window.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data