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South Milwaukee School District

South Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Deidre Roemer · #77 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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2,686

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,008

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Wisconsin median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

South Milwaukee School District is a public school district based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 2,686 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #77 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 448 students each, about the same as the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Deidre Roemer. It spends about $14,008 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How South Milwaukee compares

South MilwaukeeWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,008

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

Instruction spending per student$8,099

Wisconsin median $7,657 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school448

Wisconsin median 430 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Wisconsin median 13.7 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor336

Wisconsin median 358 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$49.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 56%Local 36%

Measure	South Milwaukee	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,008	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,099	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$46.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$49.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	210	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	388	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	336	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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Deidre Roemer

Superintendent, South Milwaukee 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
Sparta Area School DistrictSparta	2,749	7	$13,824	12.4	#74
Stoughton Area School DistrictStoughton	2,735	6	$13,459	12.3	#75
South Milwaukee School DistrictSouth Milwaukee · this district	2,686	6	$14,008	12.8	#77
Merrill Area School DistrictMerrill	2,686	7	$12,350	15.4	#76
Sauk Prairie School DistrictPrairie du Sac	2,658	6	$12,682	13.4	#78

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Western School DistrictParma, MI	2,688	$10,602	18.4
Washougal School DistrictWashougal, WA	2,687	$15,633	19.5
Menlo Park City ElementaryAtherton, CA	2,685	$22,268	16.7
Cloverport IndependentCloverport, KY	2,685	$13,430	22.4

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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