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Oshkosh Area School District

Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Bryan Davis · #11 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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9,101

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,997

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Wisconsin median

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Oshkosh Area School District is a public school district based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving 9,101 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 506 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Bryan Davis. It spends about $13,997 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Oshkosh Area compares

Oshkosh AreaWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,997

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,929

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Students per school506

Wisconsin median 430 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor325

Wisconsin median 358 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$152.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 53%Local 40%

Measure	Oshkosh Area	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,997	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,929	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$144.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$152.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	738	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,299	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	325	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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Bryan Davis

Superintendent, Oshkosh 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
Janesville School DistrictJanesville	9,355	22	$12,814	12.2	#9
Sheboygan Area School DistrictSheboygan	9,285	26	$13,202	13.7	#10
Oshkosh Area School DistrictOshkosh · this district	9,101	18	$13,997	12.3	#11
Sun Prairie Area School DistrictSun Prairie	8,596	16	$13,009	12.2	#12
Elmbrook School DistrictBrookfield	7,845	10	$13,135	15.8	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectady, NY	9,117	$19,604	11.5
West Des Moines Community School DistrictWest Des Moines, IA	9,110	$13,150	14.5
Farmington Public School DistrictFarmington, MI	9,110	$14,593	14.5
Yuma Elementary District (4499)Yuma, AZ	9,102	$8,636	19.6

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.

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