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Fort Atkinson School District

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Robert Abbott · #86 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,291

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,015

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the Wisconsin median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Fort Atkinson School District is a public school district based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, serving 2,291 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #86 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 327 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Robert Abbott. It spends about $15,015 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How Fort Atkinson compares

Fort AtkinsonWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,015

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,557

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Students per school327

Wisconsin median 430 · 24% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor255

Wisconsin median 358 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 49%Local 45%

Measure	Fort Atkinson	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,015	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,557	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	188	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	362	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	255	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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Robert Abbott

Superintendent, Fort Atkinson 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
Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield	2,364	5	$12,233	13.6	#83
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictMount Horeb	2,298	6	$11,943	13.7	#84
Rhinelander School DistrictRhinelander	2,295	6	$18,136	12.5	#85
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson · this district	2,291	7	$15,015	12.2	#86
Grafton School DistrictGrafton	2,192	4	$12,918	15.5	#87

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Oglethorpe CountyLexington, GA	2,293	$12,328	12.9
Laguna Beach UnifiedLaguna Beach, CA	2,291	$24,293	18.5
Orange County Department of EducationCosta Mesa, CA	2,290	$70,768	14.5
Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle, IA	2,290	$9,807	15.4

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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