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Mequon-Thiensville School District

Mequon, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Matthew Joynt · #54 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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3,553

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,492

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 35% above the Wisconsin median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Mequon-Thiensville School District is a public school district based in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving 3,553 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 592 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Matthew Joynt. It spends about $17,492 per student on day-to-day operations, 35% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Mequon-Thiensville compares

Mequon-ThiensvilleWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,492

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 35% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,991

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

Students per school592

Wisconsin median 430 · 38% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor355

Wisconsin median 358 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 11%Local 83%

Measure	Mequon-Thiensville	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,492	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,991	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$65.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	243	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	479	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	355	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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Matthew Joynt

Superintendent, Mequon-Thiensville 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
West De Pere School DistrictDe Pere	3,629	6	$11,354	15.1	#52
Marshfield Unified School DistrictMarshfield	3,626	8	$12,359	15.2	#53
Mequon-Thiensville School DistrictMequon · this district	3,553	6	$17,492	14.6	#54
Elkhorn Area School DistrictElkhorn	3,506	7	$13,235	15.8	#55
New Richmond School DistrictNew Richmond	3,502	6	$11,846	14.9	#56

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Plum Borough School DistrictPlum, PA	3,556	$14,864	16.9
Mason County SchoolsPoint Pleasant, WV	3,554	$12,587	13.9
Alpena Public SchoolsAlpena, MI	3,553	$11,325	16.8
South Fayette Township School DistrictMcDonald, PA	3,551	$14,525	15.1

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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