Teaching & learning
District profile / Wisconsin
Janesville School District
9,355
Students
2024-25 school year
22
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,814
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median
12.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7
Janesville School District is a public school district based in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving 9,355 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 425 students each, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Mark Holzman. It spends about $12,814 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher. We've matched 3 news stories to the district.
How Janesville compares
JanesvilleWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$147.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 11%State 54%Local 35%
| Measure | Janesville | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,814 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,093 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $132.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $147.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 764 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,423 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 346 | 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 →Mark Holzman
Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
3 stories matchedPeer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire Area School DistrictEau Claire | 10,687 | 23 | $13,145 | 13.5 | #8 |
| Janesville School DistrictJanesville · this district | 9,355 | 22 | $12,814 | 12.2 | #9 |
| Sheboygan Area School DistrictSheboygan | 9,285 | 26 | $13,202 | 13.7 | #10 |
| Oshkosh Area School DistrictOshkosh | 9,101 | 18 | $13,997 | 12.3 | #11 |
| Sun Prairie Area School DistrictSun Prairie | 8,596 | 16 | $13,009 | 12.2 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County SchoolsClarksburg, WV | 9,358 | $13,487 | 12.4 |
| Woodland Joint UnifiedWoodland, CA | 9,355 | $12,626 | 21.4 |
| Monterey Peninsula UnifiedMonterey, CA | 9,350 | $14,222 | 20.8 |
| Griffin-Spalding CountyGriffin, GA | 9,350 | $12,123 | 14.0 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wi-janesville-school-district