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District profile / Wisconsin
Waunakee Community School District
4,415
Students
2024-25 school year
7
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,667
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median
12.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7
Waunakee Community School District is a public school district based in Waunakee, Wisconsin, serving 4,415 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 631 students each, more than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Monica Brown. It spends about $12,667 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Waunakee Community compares
Waunakee CommunityWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$67.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 2%State 39%Local 59%
| Measure | Waunakee Community | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,667 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,657 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $61.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $67.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 356 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 669 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 401 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Monica Brown
Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictChippewa Falls | 4,574 | 9 | $13,289 | 15.2 | #37 |
| De Pere School DistrictDe Pere | 4,485 | 6 | $11,056 | 15.1 | #38 |
| Manitowoc School DistrictManitowoc | 4,452 | 11 | $13,129 | 12.0 | #39 |
| Waunakee Community School DistrictWaunakee · this district | 4,415 | 7 | $12,667 | 12.4 | #40 |
| New Berlin School DistrictNew Berlin | 4,334 | 6 | $12,502 | 15.5 | #41 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalinga-Huron UnifiedCoalinga, CA | 4,418 | $14,481 | 19.5 |
| North AndoverNorth Andover, MA | 4,416 | $17,138 | 13.1 |
| Grady CountyCairo, GA | 4,415 | $11,065 | 14.2 |
| Muhlenberg CountyPowderly, KY | 4,410 | $11,599 | 14.9 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wi-waunakee-community-school-district