Menomonie Area School District
Menomonie Area School District is a public school district based in Menomonie, Wisconsin, serving 3,199 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 400 students each, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Joseph Zydowsky. It spends about $12,887 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Menomonie Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Menomonie Area | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,887 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,558 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $46.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $51.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 226 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 399 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 320 | 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 →Joseph Zydowsky
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger School DistrictSlinger | 3,234 | 5 | $10,666 | 16.6 | #61 |
| Medford Area Public School DistrictMedford | 3,220 | 5 | $11,665 | 12.9 | #62 |
| Ashwaubenon School DistrictGreen Bay | 3,201 | 5 | $11,396 | 14.7 | #63 |
| Menomonie Area School DistrictMenomonie · this district | 3,199 | 8 | $12,887 | 14.2 | #64 |
| Menasha Joint School DistrictMenasha | 3,121 | 7 | $15,188 | 12.1 | #65 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Public SchoolsCollinsville, OK | 3,201 | $8,173 | 16.8 |
| Cliffside Park School DistrictCliffside Park, NJ | 3,200 | $18,374 | 12.5 |
| Millard DistrictDelta, UT | 3,198 | $11,266 | 19.6 |
| Wapato School DistrictWapato, WA | 3,198 | $15,834 | 17.0 |
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.
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