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Eau Claire Area School District

10,687 students · 23 schools · 13.4:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #8 of 448 in Wisconsin

Students
10,687
Schools
23
Teachers (FTE)
795
Student–Teacher
13.4:1
County
Eau Claire
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Eau Claire Area School District

Eau Claire Area School District is a public school system serving Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, based in Eau Claire. It serves 10,687 students across 23 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #8 largest of Wisconsin’s 448 school systems.

Phone7158523000
Address500 Main St, Eau Claire, WI 54701
CountyEau Claire County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Eau Claire Area School District enrolls 10,687 students in 23 schools — an average of about 465 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #8 of 448 statewide by enrollment.

Students
10,687
#8 of 448 in Wisconsin
Schools
23
~465 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Eau Claire Area School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (10,687 students reported):

White
72%
Black
3%
Hispanic
7%
Asian
10%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Eau Claire Area School District employs about 795 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1 — below the Wisconsin average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 1,689.

Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
795
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,689
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Wisconsin funds schools

Wisconsin funds districts mainly through Equalization Aid, a three-tier guaranteed-tax-base formula in which state aid falls as a district’s property value per pupil rises, paired with revenue limits that cap the combined total of state general aid and local property taxes per pupil. On top of the formula, districts receive flat per-pupil categorical aid — $742 per pupil under the 2025–27 budget.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Eau Claire Area School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Wisconsin rates schools and districts on the Wisconsin School & District Report Cards, scoring a 0–100 index across Achievement, Growth, Target Group Outcomes and On-Track to Graduation into five ratings from Significantly Exceeds to Fails to Meet Expectations. Look up Eau Claire Area School District on the Wisconsin Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Wisconsin does not require accreditation of its public districts; the Department of Public Instruction oversees them directly, and accreditation through Cognia is voluntary. Look up Eau Claire Area School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Eau Claire Area School District vs. Wisconsin

Enrollment rank
#8
of 448 districts
Ratio
13.4:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Locale
City: Small
Eau Claire County

See every Wisconsin district side by side in the Wisconsin directory.

Go deeper

Look up Eau Claire Area School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Wisconsin Legislature (Equalization Aid and revenue limits) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Eau Claire Area School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 5504050. Confirm current details with the district and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.