Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District is a public school district based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, serving 6,554 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 596 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Daniel Thielen. It spends about $11,714 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Oak Creek-Franklin Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Oak Creek-Franklin Joint | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,714 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,453 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $116.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $97.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 421 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 817 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 410 | 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 →Daniel Thielen
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa | 6,704 | 17 | $13,073 | 12.9 | #17 |
| West Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictWest Allis | 6,615 | 15 | $13,045 | 13.7 | #18 |
| Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictOak Creek · this district | 6,554 | 11 | $11,714 | 15.6 | #19 |
| Neenah Joint School DistrictNeenah | 6,473 | 11 | $11,596 | 15.4 | #20 |
| Fond du Lac School DistrictFond du Lac | 6,457 | 15 | $13,384 | 13.4 | #21 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| WachusettJefferson, MA | 6,557 | $16,237 | 13.2 |
| Portland Public SchoolsPortland, ME | 6,555 | $19,328 | 10.8 |
| Inglewood UnifiedInglewood, CA | 6,547 | $15,268 | 23.1 |
| Lenape Regional High School DistrictShamong, NJ | 6,535 | $23,956 | 12.5 |
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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