Whitewater Unified School District
Whitewater Unified School District is a public school district based in Whitewater, Wisconsin, serving 1,893 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 316 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Samuel Karns. It spends about $14,846 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Wisconsin median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.
How Whitewater compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Whitewater | Wisconsin median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,846 | $12,911 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,800 | $7,657 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $35.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 155 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 322 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 379 | 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
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Source: Wisconsin DPI, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Wisconsin
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marinette School DistrictMarinette | 1,914 | 4 | $12,584 | 14.8 | #100 |
| Mosinee School DistrictMosinee | 1,902 | 3 | $12,475 | 13.5 | #101 |
| Antigo Unified School DistrictAntigo | 1,899 | 5 | $13,124 | 15.0 | #102 |
| Whitewater Unified School DistrictWhitewater · this district | 1,893 | 6 | $14,846 | 12.2 | #103 |
| Hayward Community School DistrictHayward | 1,885 | 6 | $13,308 | 12.9 | #104 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield, CT | 1,897 | $28,919 | 10.4 |
| Robla ElementarySacramento, CA | 1,894 | $15,735 | 23.7 |
| Merced County Office of EducationMerced, CA | 1,894 | $60,035 | 14.7 |
| St. Anthony-New Brighton SchoolsSaint Anthony, MN | 1,891 | $12,436 | 15.8 |
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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