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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 15,230 (2023-2024)
Schools: 38 (2023-2024)
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Appleton Area School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Calumet and Outagamie counties). During the 2024 school year, 15,230 students attended one of the district's 38 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Appleton Area School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Edward Ruffolo2027
Kay Eggert20032027
Kristine Sauter2026
Jason Kolpack20232026
Nick Ross20232026
James Bacon2025
Pheng Thao2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $28,046,000 $1,843 11%
Local: $97,313,000 $6,395 40%
State: $119,658,000 $7,863 49%
Total: $245,017,000 $16,102
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $224,558,000 $14,757
Total Current Expenditures: $206,117,000 $13,545
Instructional Expenditures: $119,962,000 $7,883 53%
Student and Staff Support: $23,510,000 $1,544 10%
Administration: $29,263,000 $1,923 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $33,382,000 $2,193 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,105,000 $138
Construction: $1,648,000 $108
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,701,000 $111
Interest on Debt: $284,000 $18


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 37 29 12 17 11-19 27 45
2020-2021 33 22 9 15 11-19 24 41
2018-2019 39 30 13 22 20-29 30-34 46
2017-2018 42 29 13 23 20-29 25-29 50
2016-2017 42 28 16 23 11-19 25-29 49
2015-2016 46 33 19 25 30-39 20-29 53
2014-2015 48 35 15 27 20-29 21-39 56
2013-2014 50 35 24 29 20-24 57
2012-2013 50 35 26 30 25-29 56
2011-2012 49 35 23 28 20-29 55
2010-2011 78 67 55 59 40-49 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 37 25 13 21 11-19 34 45
2020-2021 36 23 14 20 11-19 31 43
2018-2019 37 25 17 22 20-29 30-34 44
2017-2018 40 26 15 23 20-29 25-29 48
2016-2017 41 25 17 24 20-29 30-34 49
2015-2016 41 26 21 25 20-29 20-29 47
2014-2015 51 35 22 32 30-39 21-39 58
2013-2014 38 20 23 20 15-19 45
2012-2013 39 19 24 18 30-34 45
2011-2012 39 21 25 18 20-29 45
2010-2011 85 72 68 70 70-79 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 87 90-94 60-69 75-79 PS 60-69 89
2020-2021 85 85-89 60-64 75-79 <50 70-79 88
2019-2020 87 90-94 60-69 75-79 >=50 >=80 90
2018-2019 87 85-89 65-69 75-79 <50 >=50 91
2017-2018 89 90-94 60-69 75-79 >=50 >=50 92
2016-2017 86 90-94 60-69 75-79 >=50 >=50 87
2015-2016 81 75-79 50-59 70-74 >=50 PS 84
2014-2015 86 90-94 70-79 80-84 >=50 PS 88
2013-2014 86 85-89 60-69 70-74 >=50 88
2012-2013 88 90-94 60-69 70-74 >=80 91
2011-2012 87 90-94 60-69 75-79 40-59 89
2010-2011 89 90-94 40-59 75-79 >=50 91


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 15,230 -0.3
2022-2023 15,270 0.3
2021-2022 15,217 -3.5
2020-2021 15,745 -2.1
2019-2020 16,081 -1.3
2018-2019 16,291 -0.2
2017-2018 16,323 -0.3
2016-2017 16,366 0.2
2015-2016 16,331 -0.3
2014-2015 16,373 0.9
2013-2014 16,224 6.1
2012-2013 15,231 0.7
2011-2012 15,119 -0.5
2010-2011 15,194 0.7
2009-2010 15,081 -1.0
2008-2009 15,235 0.0
2007-2008 15,233 -0.1
2006-2007 15,243 0.2
2005-2006 15,213 1.0
2004-2005 15,060 -1.4
2003-2004 15,275 2.1
2002-2003 14,948 1.0
2001-2002 14,800 0.0
2000-2001 14,793 1.0
1999-2000 14,651 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Appleton Area School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.5 4.3
Black 5.4 8.8
Hispanic 13.1 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 6.7 5.4
White 61.5 66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Appleton Area School District had 1,057.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 47.10
Kindergarten: 50.00
Elementary: 470.83
Secondary: 486.68
Total: 1,057.42

Appleton Area School District employed 14.90 district administrators and 46.53 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.90
District Administrative Support: 28.39
School Administrators: 46.53
School Administrative Support: 65.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 169.09
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 48.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 34.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 15.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 21.78
Library/Media Support: 11.60
Student Support Services: 217.64
Other Support Services: 260.91


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Appleton Area School District operates 38 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Appleton Bilingual School134KG-5
Appleton Community 4k765PK-PK
Appleton Cooperative Educational Center34-12
Appleton Eschool377-12
Appleton Public Montessori153PK-6
Appleton Technical Academy769-12
Appleview15PK-12
Badger Elementary305PK-6
Berry Elementary439PK-6
Classical School496KG-8
Columbus Elementary132PK-6
East High1,3279-12
Edison Elementary252PK-6
Einstein Middle5597-8
Ferber Elementary593PK-6
Fox Cities Leadership Academy499-12
Fox River Academy129KG-8
Franklin Elementary297PK-6
Highlands Elementary499PK-6
Horizons Elementary312PK-6
Houdini Elementary560PK-6
Huntley Elementary650PK-6
Jefferson Elementary264PK-6
Johnston Elementary409PK-6
Kaleidoscope Academy4606-8
Madison Middle5757-8
Mckinley Elementary460PK-6
North High1,6129-12
Odyssey-Magellan2142-8
Renaissance School1569-12
Richmond Elementary278PK-6
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School375PK-6
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter253PK-6
Tesla Engineering Charter School1559-12
Valley New School667-12
West High1,1189-12
Wilson Middle3817-8
Wisconsin Connections Academy672PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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