Kettle Moraine School District
Kettle Moraine School District is a public school district based in Wales, Wisconsin, serving 3,361 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 280 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Stephen Plum. It spends about $12,910 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Kettle Moraine compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kettle Moraine | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,910 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,920 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $64.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 225 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 441 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 373 | 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
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Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton School DistrictMilton | 3,461 | 7 | $12,020 | 15.9 | #57 |
| River Falls School DistrictRiver Falls | 3,442 | 8 | $11,261 | 15.4 | #58 |
| Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield | 3,380 | 6 | $13,499 | 12.7 | #59 |
| Kettle Moraine School DistrictWales · this district | 3,361 | 12 | $12,910 | 14.9 | #60 |
| Slinger School DistrictSlinger | 3,234 | 5 | $10,666 | 16.6 | #61 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan-Hocking LocalLogan, OH | 3,364 | $14,805 | 15.1 |
| Hamburg Central School DistrictHamburg, NY | 3,361 | $19,723 | 13.1 |
| EastonNorth Easton, MA | 3,360 | $16,647 | 12.9 |
| Hammonton School DistrictHammonton, NJ | 3,357 | $16,999 | 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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