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De Pere School District

De Pere, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Andrew Bradford · #38 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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4,485

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,056

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Wisconsin median

15.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

De Pere School District is a public school district based in De Pere, Wisconsin, serving 4,485 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 748 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Andrew Bradford. It spends about $11,056 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.

How De Pere compares

De PereWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,056

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,918

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school748

Wisconsin median 430 · 74% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.1

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor408

Wisconsin median 358 · 14% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 54%Local 40%

Measure	De Pere	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,056	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,918	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$56.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	298	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	535	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.1	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	408	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.

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Andrew Bradford

Superintendent, De Pere School District

Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in Wisconsin

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Rapids	4,578	12	$13,548	14.0	#36
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictChippewa Falls	4,574	9	$13,289	15.2	#37
De Pere School DistrictDe Pere · this district	4,485	6	$11,056	15.1	#38
Manitowoc School DistrictManitowoc	4,452	11	$13,129	12.0	#39
Waunakee Community School DistrictWaunakee	4,415	7	$12,667	12.4	#40

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Logansport Community School CorporationLogansport, IN	4,488	$9,516	15.6
North Ridgeville CityNorth Ridgeville, OH	4,486	$10,421	20.4
Talbot County Public SchoolsEaston, MD	4,485	$14,200	13.0
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield, CT	4,484	$25,037	11.7

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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