Tesla Engineering Charter School

As a very small secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, Tesla Engineering Charter School hosts 147 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Appleton Area School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Tesla Engineering Charter School sits 69% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 38 schools in Appleton Area School District (14,994 students total), Tesla Engineering Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tesla Engineering Charter School logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Outagamie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 40.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Outagamie County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tesla Engineering Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 73.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Outagamie County put median household earnings sit near $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Tesla Engineering Charter School is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

Appleton eSchool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tesla Engineering Charter School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, Tesla Engineering Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tesla Engineering Charter School has rose 13%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 43.3:1 in 2018 to 40.8:1 in 2025.

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