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Kimberly Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Kimberly and Combined Locks, and parts of Appleton, Harrison and Buchanan.

Kimberly’s School Grade A better than 93% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
5,070
Schools
9
Spent per student
$12,695
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$4.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kimberly Area School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the WI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.6M, about $897 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kimberly. Grade by grade →

K–4Westside ElementaryThis district
7–8Gerritts MiddleThis district
9–12Kimberly HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency67%
State average 38.7% · 2,629 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 38.1% · 2,628 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 90.5% · 410 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,695 per student · 23% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 59%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,196’20
5,183’21
5,132’22
5,058’23
5,070’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.