Public schools in Sturgeon Bay, WI

Sturgeon Bay has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,619 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Sturgeon Bay School District runs 4 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Sturgeon Bay's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Sturgeon BayDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Sturgeon Bay School District41,065$17,877
Sevastopol School District4597$19,194

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.

2 high schools in Sturgeon Bay, 557 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sturgeon Bay High34812.229.6%Sturgeon Bay
Sevastopol High20911.520.1%Sevastopol

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.

2 middle schools in Sturgeon Bay, 368 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Walker Middle2289.039.9%Sturgeon Bay
Sevastopol Middle14013.625.0%Sevastopol

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.

3 elementary schools in Sturgeon Bay, 667 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sevastopol Elementary23012.426.5%Sevastopol
Sawyer Elementary2239.445.7%Sturgeon Bay
Sunrise Elementary21411.742.5%Sturgeon Bay

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.

One other school in Sturgeon Bay, 27 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sevastopol Pre-School2711.618.5%Sevastopol

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 Sturgeon Bay's public schools compare with Wisconsin's

The median Sturgeon Bay school has 11.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 63% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 219 students (state 307).

Sturgeon Bay against Wisconsin, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Sturgeon BayWisconsin
Median students per teacher11.613.2
Median school size (students)219307
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)63%41%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%26%
Charter schools0%10%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay

  1. Sturgeon Bay School DistrictRuns 4 of Sturgeon Bay's 8 public schools and spent $17,877 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,877
  2. Sturgeon Bay High, the largest high school in Sturgeon Bay348 students in 2024-25, 12.2 per teacher.348
  3. Compare Sturgeon Bay School District with Sevastopol School DistrictSturgeon Bay's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in WisconsinWisconsin's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Sturgeon Bay 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.

Other cities in Wisconsin

  1. Milwaukee177 schools
  2. Green Bay57 schools
  3. Madison56 schools
  4. Appleton39 schools
  5. Kenosha31 schools
  6. Waukesha28 schools
  7. Janesville24 schools
  8. Sheboygan24 schools

Questions about schools in Sturgeon Bay

  1. How many public schools are in Sturgeon Bay, WI?
    8 public schools with an address in Sturgeon Bay were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,619 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Sturgeon Bay?
    Sturgeon Bay High, with 348 students in 2024-25 (Sturgeon Bay School District).
  3. Which districts run Sturgeon Bay's schools?
    Sturgeon Bay School District (4 schools), Sevastopol School District (4 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