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Rhinelander School District

Rhinelander, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Eric Burke · #85 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,295

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,136

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 40% above the Wisconsin median

12.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Rhinelander School District is a public school district based in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, serving 2,295 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 382 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Eric Burke. It spends about $18,136 per student on day-to-day operations, 40% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.

How Rhinelander compares

RhinelanderWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,136

Wisconsin median $12,911 · 40% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,644

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school382

Wisconsin median 430 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.5

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor255

Wisconsin median 358 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 26%Local 65%

Measure	Rhinelander	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,136	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,644	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$45.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	183	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	380	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.5	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	255	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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Eric Burke

Superintendent, Rhinelander 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
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 · this district	2,295	6	$18,136	12.5	#85
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson	2,291	7	$15,015	12.2	#86
Grafton School DistrictGrafton	2,192	4	$12,918	15.5	#87

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Clark Township Public School DistrictClark, NJ	2,297	$17,925	12.6
Moscow DistrictMoscow, ID	2,295	$12,365	14.8
Bloom-Carroll LocalCarroll, OH	2,294	$10,238	20.5
Oglethorpe CountyLexington, GA	2,293	$12,328	12.9

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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