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Wisconsin School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 424
Median expenditures $15.7M
25th–75th percentile $8.9M  –  $32.7M
Total spend $14.37B
  1. #1
    Milwaukee CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 69,115
    Expenditures $1.35B
    Revenue $1.33B
  2. #2
    Madison Metropolitan School District
    FY 2022 pop. 25,497
    Expenditures $517.7M
    Revenue $538.2M
  3. #3
    Green BAY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 19,166
    Expenditures $348.9M
    Revenue $376.2M
  4. #4
    Racine Unified School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 16,516
    Expenditures $322.9M
    Revenue $351.6M
  5. #5
    Kenosha Unified School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 19,381
    Expenditures $302.6M
    Revenue $320.4M
  6. #6
    Appleton AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 15,217
    Expenditures $224.6M
    Revenue $245.0M
  7. #7
    SUN Prairie AREA School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 8,381
    Expenditures $193.9M
    Revenue $156.0M
  8. #8
    Waukesha School District
    FY 2022 pop. 12,080
    Expenditures $176.6M
    Revenue $194.6M
  9. #9
    EAU Claire AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,973
    Expenditures $172.8M
    Revenue $180.1M
  10. #10
    Oshkosh AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,203
    Expenditures $172.0M
    Revenue $166.3M
  11. #11
    Janesville School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,552
    Expenditures $152.8M
    Revenue $163.0M
  12. #12
    Sheboygan AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,583
    Expenditures $152.7M
    Revenue $161.0M
  13. #13
    Neenah School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,526
    Expenditures $144.6M
    Revenue $107.9M
  14. #14
    Middleton Cross Plains School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,252
    Expenditures $144.3M
    Revenue $127.2M
  15. #15
    FOND DU LAC School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,630
    Expenditures $132.0M
    Revenue $114.3M
  16. #16
    Stevens Point AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,986
    Expenditures $129.7M
    Revenue $118.2M
  17. #17
    Wausau School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,989
    Expenditures $128.6M
    Revenue $144.2M
  18. #18
    WEST Allis School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,347
    Expenditures $123.5M
    Revenue $137.8M
  19. #19
    Elmbrook School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,727
    Expenditures $114.7M
    Revenue $128.5M
  20. #20
    Lacrosse School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,139
    Expenditures $112.6M
    Revenue $125.7M
  21. #21
    Beloit School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,534
    Expenditures $111.3M
    Revenue $123.0M
  22. #22
    Wauwatosa School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,968
    Expenditures $111.0M
    Revenue $111.8M
  23. #23
    OAK Creek-franklin School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,522
    Expenditures $104.9M
    Revenue $109.5M
  24. #24
    Deforest AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,039
    Expenditures $102.3M
    Revenue $69.1M
  25. #25
    Howard Suamico School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,879
    Expenditures $99.2M
    Revenue $106.2M
  26. #26
    D C Everest AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,018
    Expenditures $96.7M
    Revenue $104.3M
  27. #27
    Mequon-theinsville School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,504
    Expenditures $93.8M
    Revenue $60.8M
  28. #28
    Wisconsin Rapids School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,838
    Expenditures $91.7M
    Revenue $93.6M
  29. #29
    WEST BEND Joint School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 5,961
    Expenditures $90.5M
    Revenue $100.4M
  30. #30
    Verona AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,732
    Expenditures $88.9M
    Revenue $108.4M
  31. #31
    Hudson CITY Joint School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,431
    Expenditures $81.4M
    Revenue $95.8M
  32. #32
    Oconomowoc AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,031
    Expenditures $80.3M
    Revenue $89.5M
  33. #33
    Manitowoc School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,762
    Expenditures $77.0M
    Revenue $80.0M
  34. #34
    Chippewa Falls AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,878
    Expenditures $75.0M
    Revenue $78.4M
  35. #35
    Hortonville School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 4,336
    Expenditures $72.1M
    Revenue $63.6M
  36. #36
    Hamilton School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,007
    Expenditures $70.8M
    Revenue $78.2M
  37. #37
    Muskego-norway School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,801
    Expenditures $69.2M
    Revenue $75.9M
  38. #38
    Franklin School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,767
    Expenditures $68.9M
    Revenue $75.6M
  39. #39
    Mcfarland Joint School District 8
    FY 2022 pop. 5,182
    Expenditures $68.9M
    Revenue $72.2M
  40. #40
    Superior School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,181
    Expenditures $68.1M
    Revenue $76.8M
  41. #41
    Monona Grove School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,550
    Expenditures $67.7M
    Revenue $61.7M
  42. #42
    Mukwonago School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,069
    Expenditures $67.7M
    Revenue $77.0M
  43. #43
    Kimberly AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,183
    Expenditures $65.6M
    Revenue $70.4M
  44. #44
    Waunakee Community School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,388
    Expenditures $65.6M
    Revenue $76.6M
  45. #45
    Oregon School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,159
    Expenditures $65.2M
    Revenue $69.6M
  46. #46
    Germantown School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,842
    Expenditures $64.7M
    Revenue $65.6M
  47. #47
    SAUK Prairie School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,765
    Expenditures $64.0M
    Revenue $48.6M
  48. #48
    NEW Berlin School District 14
    FY 2022 pop. 4,241
    Expenditures $63.6M
    Revenue $70.8M
  49. #49
    Kaukauna AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,009
    Expenditures $62.7M
    Revenue $68.6M
  50. #50
    Holmen AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,902
    Expenditures $61.2M
    Revenue $67.6M
  51. #51
    Marshfield School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,897
    Expenditures $60.4M
    Revenue $66.0M
  52. #52
    Menomonee Falls School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,937
    Expenditures $60.4M
    Revenue $65.1M
  53. #53
    Mauston School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,445
    Expenditures $59.3M
    Revenue $26.5M
  54. #54
    Milton School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,429
    Expenditures $59.0M
    Revenue $59.9M
  55. #55
    WEST DE PERE School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,586
    Expenditures $58.9M
    Revenue $62.3M
  56. #56
    Burlington AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,967
    Expenditures $58.4M
    Revenue $53.4M
  57. #57
    Menasha Joint School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,172
    Expenditures $58.2M
    Revenue $68.5M
  58. #58
    DE PERE School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,536
    Expenditures $57.9M
    Revenue $60.6M
  59. #59
    Marinette School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,945
    Expenditures $55.7M
    Revenue $35.1M
  60. #60
    Greenfield School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,392
    Expenditures $55.1M
    Revenue $58.9M
  61. #61
    Shorewood School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,915
    Expenditures $54.5M
    Revenue $38.0M
  62. #62
    Watertown Unified Joint School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 3,265
    Expenditures $54.0M
    Revenue $60.7M
  63. #63
    Kettle Moraine School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,575
    Expenditures $54.0M
    Revenue $67.0M
  64. #64
    Pulaski Community School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,835
    Expenditures $53.6M
    Revenue $56.1M
  65. #65
    Baraboo School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,751
    Expenditures $52.2M
    Revenue $50.9M
  66. #66
    Beaver DAM School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,278
    Expenditures $51.1M
    Revenue $56.5M
  67. #67
    NEW Richmond School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,517
    Expenditures $50.2M
    Revenue $57.7M
  68. #68
    Ashwaubenon School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,257
    Expenditures $50.1M
    Revenue $47.4M
  69. #69
    Elkhorn AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,570
    Expenditures $50.0M
    Revenue $55.0M
  70. #70
    Sparta AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,905
    Expenditures $49.0M
    Revenue $54.0M
  71. #71
    River Falls School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,479
    Expenditures $48.9M
    Revenue $54.2M
  72. #72
    FORT Atkinson CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,591
    Expenditures $48.7M
    Revenue $49.5M
  73. #73
    South Milwaukee School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,863
    Expenditures $48.1M
    Revenue $54.6M
  74. #74
    Menomonie AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,308
    Expenditures $46.0M
    Revenue $52.1M
  75. #75
    Merrill AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,056
    Expenditures $45.3M
    Revenue $48.8M
  76. #76
    Pewaukee School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,903
    Expenditures $45.1M
    Revenue $47.1M
  77. #77
    Stoughton AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,773
    Expenditures $45.0M
    Revenue $49.7M
  78. #78
    Tomah CITY Joint School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,080
    Expenditures $44.9M
    Revenue $48.2M
  79. #79
    Onalaska School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,046
    Expenditures $44.6M
    Revenue $47.9M
  80. #80
    Cedarburg School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,108
    Expenditures $44.4M
    Revenue $48.4M
  81. #81
    Black River Falls School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,593
    Expenditures $42.9M
    Revenue $30.7M
  82. #82
    Greendale School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,673
    Expenditures $42.7M
    Revenue $46.2M
  83. #83
    Reedsburg School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,683
    Expenditures $42.5M
    Revenue $45.0M
  84. #84
    Rhinelander CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,308
    Expenditures $42.2M
    Revenue $44.6M
  85. #85
    Cudahy School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,153
    Expenditures $41.8M
    Revenue $46.6M
  86. #86
    Slinger School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,371
    Expenditures $41.7M
    Revenue $47.4M
  87. #87
    Delavan Darien School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,877
    Expenditures $41.5M
    Revenue $38.9M
  88. #88
    Medford AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,130
    Expenditures $41.3M
    Revenue $44.6M
  89. #89
    Clintonville Joint School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,145
    Expenditures $40.4M
    Revenue $24.8M
  90. #90
    Wrightstown School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,331
    Expenditures $40.3M
    Revenue $22.0M
  91. #91
    Columbus School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,222
    Expenditures $40.0M
    Revenue $21.3M
  92. #92
    Whitefish BAY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,847
    Expenditures $39.3M
    Revenue $44.2M
  93. #93
    Monroe CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,273
    Expenditures $39.3M
    Revenue $39.6M
  94. #94
    Shawano School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,303
    Expenditures $39.0M
    Revenue $44.8M
  95. #95
    PORT Washington-saukville School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,606
    Expenditures $38.6M
    Revenue $42.0M
  96. #96
    Clinton Community School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,068
    Expenditures $37.2M
    Revenue $20.2M
  97. #97
    Whitnall School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,400
    Expenditures $35.5M
    Revenue $38.4M
  98. #98
    Seymour Community School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,979
    Expenditures $35.5M
    Revenue $35.0M
  99. #99
    RICE LAKE AREA School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,197
    Expenditures $35.4M
    Revenue $41.3M
  100. #100
    Grafton School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,047
    Expenditures $34.2M
    Revenue $36.3M