Total enrollment
14,994
-751 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
39 schools in Appleton Area School District
Wisconsin · 14,994 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Appleton Area School District system: 39 public K-12 schools serving approximately 14,994 students inside Wisconsin, averaging 384 per school.
4-year change in Appleton Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
38
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Appleton Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #179 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,994 | #6 of 290 | #557 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 38 | #5 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #204 of 290 | #4,454 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.4% | #99 of 289 | #5,349 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #20 of 177 | #1,793 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Appleton Area School District
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from Odyssey-Magellan at 96.6% proficient to West High at 29.0%, a gap of 67.6 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 36 district schools that reported both years went from 16,291 to 14,942 students (down 8%) and from 1,053 to 1,057 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Appleton Area School District
Appleton Area School District is a mid-sized public-school district in Wisconsin. The district oversees 39 schools and hosts approximately 14,994 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Appleton Area School District is built around 22 elementary, 5 middle, 10 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,994 students, contracted 5% from the 15,745 reported in SY 2020-21.
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