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Franklin Public School District

Franklin, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Annalee Bennin · #34 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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4,666

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,687

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median

15.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Franklin Public School District is a public school district based in Franklin, Wisconsin, serving 4,666 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #34 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 583 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Annalee Bennin. It spends about $12,687 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.

How Franklin compares

FranklinWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,687

Wisconsin median $12,911 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,977

Wisconsin median $7,657 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school583

Wisconsin median 430 · 36% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.1

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor583

Wisconsin median 358 · 63% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$74.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 37%Local 57%

Measure	Franklin	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,687	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,977	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$71.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$74.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	309	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	532	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.1	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	583	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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Annalee Bennin

Superintendent, Franklin Public 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
Mukwonago School DistrictMukwonago	4,835	9	$11,813	15.2	#33
Franklin Public School DistrictFranklin · this district	4,666	8	$12,687	15.1	#34
Muskego-Norway School DistrictMuskego	4,602	6	$12,247	15.1	#35
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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Darien School DistrictDarien, CT	4,673	$25,172	10.9
South Madison Community School CorporationPendleton, IN	4,670	$8,405	20.1
Newark UnifiedNewark, CA	4,666	$12,659	24.6
Logan County SchoolsWest Logan, WV	4,664	$13,270	13.1

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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