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Port Washington-Saukville School District

Port Washington, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Michael McMahon · #82 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,415

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,798

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Port Washington-Saukville School District is a public school district based in Port Washington, Wisconsin, serving 2,415 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #82 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 483 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Michael McMahon. It spends about $12,798 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Port Washington-Saukville compares

Port Washington-SaukvilleWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,798

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

Instruction spending per student$8,238

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school483

Wisconsin median 430 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Wisconsin median 13.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor483

Wisconsin median 358 · 35% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 46%Local 49%

Measure	Port Washington-Saukville	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,798	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,238	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	181	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	319	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	483	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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Michael McMahon

Superintendent, Port Washington-Saukville 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
Port Washington-Saukville School DistrictPort Washington · this district	2,415	5	$12,798	13.3	#82
Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield	2,364	5	$12,233	13.6	#83
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictMount Horeb	2,298	6	$11,943	13.7	#84
Rhinelander School DistrictRhinelander	2,295	6	$18,136	12.5	#85
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson	2,291	7	$15,015	12.2	#86

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Norwell Community SchoolsOssian, IN	2,413	$9,424	14.8
Brunswick Public SchoolsBrunswick, ME	2,413	$18,408	11.2
Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville, MS	2,413	$9,875	14.4
Port Jervis City School DistrictPort Jervis, NY	2,412	$25,519	11.2

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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