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Appleton, WI
Public School Ratings




Appleton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Appleton Area School District details

Appleton Area School District
131 E Washington St
Appleton, WI 54911

15,270 Students enrolled in District

38 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Appleton Area School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.2% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
41%
41%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Appleton Bilingual School
912 N Oneida St
Appleton, WI, 54911
KG-05
Appleton Community 4k School
2701 N Oneida St
Appleton, WI, 54911
PK-PK
Appleton Cooperative Educational Center School
320 S Walnut St
Appleton, WI, 54911
04-12
Appleton Public Montessori School
1545 E Broadway Dr
Grand Chute, WI, 54915
PK-06
Appleton Technical Academy School
610 N Badger Ave
Appleton, WI, 54914
09-12
Appleton Eschool School
2121 Emmers Dr
Appleton, WI, 54915
07-12
Appleview School
120 E Harris St
Appleton, WI, 54911
PK-12
Badger Elementary School
501 S Bluemound Dr
Appleton, WI, 54914
PK-06
Berry Elementary School
3601 S Telulah Ave
Appleton, WI, 54915
PK-06
Classical School
3310 N Durkee St
Appleton, WI, 54911
KG-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.2% 70.6%
Black 5.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 13.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.1% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.3% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.2% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,957 $121,497,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $786 $12,005,000 5.6%
Staff $713 $10,880,000 5.1%
General Administration $77 $1,171,000 0.5%
School Administration $664 $10,145,000 4.8%
Operation $1,197 $18,275,000 8.6%
Transportation $306 $4,674,000 2.2%
Other $801 $12,230,000 5.7%
Total Support $4,544 $69,380,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,449 $22,123,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $13,949 $213,000,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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