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Wisconsin Rapids School District

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin · Superintendent: Ronald Rasmussen · #36 of 185 Wisconsin districts by enrollment

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4,578

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,548

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Wisconsin median

14.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Wisconsin median 13.7

Wisconsin Rapids School District is a public school district based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, serving 4,578 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 185 Wisconsin districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 382 students each, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 430. Its superintendent is Ronald Rasmussen. It spends about $13,548 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.

How Wisconsin Rapids compares

Wisconsin RapidsWisconsin median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,548

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

Instruction spending per student$8,276

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

Students per school382

Wisconsin median 430 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.0

Wisconsin median 13.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor305

Wisconsin median 358 · 15% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$89.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 51%Local 39%

Measure	Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,548	$12,911	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,276	$7,657	FY2020-21
Total spending	$77.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$89.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	328	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	668	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.0	13.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	305	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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Ronald Rasmussen

Superintendent, Wisconsin Rapids 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
Franklin Public School DistrictFranklin	4,666	8	$12,687	15.1	#34
Muskego-Norway School DistrictMuskego	4,602	6	$12,247	15.1	#35
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Rapids · this district	4,578	12	$13,548	14.0	#36
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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Central Community School DistrictBaton Rouge, LA	4,580	$11,303	14.2
Willard R-IIWillard, MO	4,578	$9,560	13.2
Millburn Township School DistrictMillburn, NJ	4,577	$22,039	11.0
Santa Paula UnifiedSanta Paula, CA	4,575	$15,290	21.0

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-wisconsin-rapids-school-district