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Grafton School District

Grafton, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Jeff Nelson · #87 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,192

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,918

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median

15.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Grafton School District is a public school district based in Grafton, Wisconsin, serving 2,192 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #87 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 548 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Jeff Nelson. It spends about $12,918 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher.

How Grafton compares

GraftonWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,918

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

Instruction spending per student$7,612

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

Students per school548

Wisconsin median 430 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.5

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor731

Wisconsin median 358 · 104% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 28%Local 66%

Measure	Grafton	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,918	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,612	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	141	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	260	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.5	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	731	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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Jeff Nelson

Superintendent, Grafton 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
Rhinelander School DistrictRhinelander	2,295	6	$18,136	12.5	#85
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson	2,291	7	$15,015	12.2	#86
Grafton School DistrictGrafton · this district	2,192	4	$12,918	15.5	#87
Monroe School DistrictMonroe	2,149	5	$14,439	13.1	#88
Rice Lake Area School DistrictRice Lake	2,096	6	$13,474	12.1	#89

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hale CountyGreensboro, AL	2,193	$9,944	16.1
Dolton School District 149Calumet City, IL	2,192	$14,744	20.1
West Noble School CorporationLigonier, IN	2,192	$9,446	15.2
Lawrence Union Free School DistrictCedarhurst, NY	2,192	$52,207	12.9

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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