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Pewaukee School District

Pewaukee, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Mike Cady · #71 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,907

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,310

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median

15.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Pewaukee School District is a public school district based in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, serving 2,907 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 727 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Mike Cady. It spends about $12,310 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.

How Pewaukee compares

PewaukeeWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,310

Wisconsin median $12,911 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,327

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

Students per school727

Wisconsin median 430 · 69% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.4

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor415

Wisconsin median 358 · 16% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 23%Local 73%

Measure	Pewaukee	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,310	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,327	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$52.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	189	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	333	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.4	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	415	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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Mike Cady

Superintendent, Pewaukee 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
Beaver Dam Unified School DistrictBeaver Dam	3,000	8	$12,788	13.5	#69
Onalaska School DistrictOnalaska	2,920	6	$12,786	13.8	#70
Pewaukee School DistrictPewaukee · this district	2,907	4	$12,310	15.4	#71
Burlington Area School DistrictBurlington	2,876	8	$13,248	15.8	#72
Whitefish Bay School DistrictWhitefish Bay	2,861	4	$11,723	16.0	#73

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
AshlandAshland, MA	2,909	$17,174	12.9
Elmwood Park CUSD 401Elmwood Park, IL	2,908	$16,586	13.6
Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville, TN	2,908	$10,555	n/a
Delran Township School DistrictDelran, NJ	2,907	$18,507	11.0

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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