Brown Deer School District
Brown Deer School District is a public school district based in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, serving 1,613 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #124 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 806 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Katrice Cotton. It spends about $14,962 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Brown Deer compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brown Deer | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,962 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,432 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 204 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 403 | 358 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Wisconsin median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Katrice Cotton
Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Community School DistrictEvansville | 1,628 | 4 | $13,521 | 14.5 | #122 |
| Denmark School DistrictDenmark | 1,620 | 4 | $12,167 | 15.0 | #123 |
| Brown Deer School DistrictBrown Deer · this district | 1,613 | 2 | $14,962 | 13.8 | #124 |
| Jefferson School DistrictJefferson | 1,612 | 5 | $13,370 | 12.3 | #125 |
| Ellsworth Community School DistrictEllsworth | 1,597 | 3 | $12,560 | 13.8 | #126 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde Unified District (4470)Camp Verde, AZ | 1,615 | $9,285 | 19.0 |
| Grass Valley ElementaryGrass Valley, CA | 1,613 | $13,326 | 21.2 |
| Charlton CountyFolkston, GA | 1,613 | $12,269 | 13.4 |
| Coventry School DistrictCoventry, CT | 1,612 | $20,760 | 10.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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