Public schools in De Pere, WI
De Pere has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 4 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 8,109 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; De Pere School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run De Pere's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in De Pere | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Pere School District | 6 | 4,555 | $12,121 |
| West De Pere School District | 6 | 3,598 | $13,007 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in De Pere, 2,538 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Pere High | 1,466 | 15.8 | 15.0% | De Pere |
| West De Pere High | 1,050 | 15.9 | 17.0% | West De Pere |
| Phantom Knight School of Opportunity | 22 | 11.0 | 27.3% | West De Pere |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 middle schools in De Pere, 2,470 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Pere Middle | 690 | 14.2 | 17.4% | De Pere |
| Foxview Intermediate | 673 | 14.8 | 15.9% | De Pere |
| West De Pere Intermediate School | 561 | 16.1 | 19.6% | West De Pere |
| West De Pere Middle | 546 | 14.0 | 21.2% | West De Pere |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in De Pere, 3,101 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Creek Elementary | 822 | 15.7 | 10.7% | West De Pere |
| Westwood Elementary | 623 | 13.5 | 27.0% | West De Pere |
| Heritage Elementary | 608 | 15.7 | 11.2% | De Pere |
| Susie C Altmayer Elementary | 525 | 14.2 | 19.2% | De Pere |
| Dickinson Elementary | 523 | 14.6 | 19.5% | De Pere |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How De Pere's public schools compare with Wisconsin's
The median De Pere school has 14.7 students per full-time teacher, more than the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 616 students (state 307).
| De Pere | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.7 | 13.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 616 | 307 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 25% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 26% |
| Charter schools | 8.3% | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 De Pere schools and the 2,148 Wisconsin schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in De Pere
- De Pere School DistrictRuns 6 of De Pere's 12 public schools and spent $12,121 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,121
- De Pere High, the largest high school in De Pere1,466 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.1,466
- Compare De Pere School District with West De Pere School DistrictDe Pere's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWisconsin's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a De Pere addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in De Pere
How many public schools are in De Pere, WI?
12 public schools with an address in De Pere were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 4 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 8,109 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in De Pere?
De Pere High, with 1,466 students in 2024-25 (De Pere School District).Which districts run De Pere's schools?
De Pere School District (6 schools), West De Pere School District (6 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25