Total enrollment
10,687
-321 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in Eau Claire Area School District
Wisconsin · 10,687 students · 1 city
Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin runs 24 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 10,687 students (an average of 445 per school).
4-year change in Eau Claire Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Eau Claire Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #131 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,687 | #8 of 290 | #850 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #9 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #177 of 290 | #3,986 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.8% | #111 of 289 | #5,661 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #48 of 177 | #3,441 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 Eau Claire Area School District
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Meadowview Elementary at 71.8% proficient to Longfellow Elementary at 41.3%, a gap of 30.5 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 11,367 to 10,540 students (down 7%) and from 755 to 777 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 Eau Claire Area School District
Across 24 schools, Eau Claire Area School District educates about 10,687 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Eau Claire Area School District is built around 15 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 445 in this district, higher than the Wisconsin typical of 370.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Eau Claire Area School District has decreased 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 11,008 students to 10,687.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Eau Claire Area School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.