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Kaukauna Area School District

Kaukauna, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Mike Slowinski · #45 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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4,044

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,165

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Wisconsin median

15.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Kaukauna Area School District is a public school district based in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, serving 4,044 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #45 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 578 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Mike Slowinski. It spends about $12,165 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.

How Kaukauna Area compares

Kaukauna AreaWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,165

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,027

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school578

Wisconsin median 430 · 34% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.0

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor368

Wisconsin median 358 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$65.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 57%Local 38%

Measure	Kaukauna Area	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,165	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,027	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$59.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$65.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	270	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	468	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.0	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	368	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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Mike Slowinski

Superintendent, Kaukauna Area 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
Hortonville Area School DistrictHortonville	4,214	8	$10,654	14.6	#43
Oregon School DistrictOregon	4,186	8	$13,366	12.8	#44
Kaukauna Area School DistrictKaukauna · this district	4,044	7	$12,165	15.0	#45
Superior School DistrictSuperior	3,900	8	$12,992	14.6	#46
Menomonee Falls School DistrictMenomonee Falls	3,876	6	$12,606	14.6	#47

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Fort Lee School DistrictFort Lee, NJ	4,044	$18,804	12.0
BristolBristol, TN	4,044	$11,287	n/a
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)Sierra Vista, AZ	4,043	$8,441	19.3
Hastings Public School DistrictHastings, MN	4,041	$12,980	16.6

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-kaukauna-area-school-district