The Kimberly Area School District is located in the Fox Cities (Appleton) Metropolitan Planning Organization. It covers approximately 17 square miles including the Village of Kimberly, portions of the Village of Combined Locks, the City of Appleton, the Town of Buchanan, and the Town of Harrison. This school district is also located within two counties: Calumet and Outagamie Counties. Kimberly Area School District is compromised of 4 Elementary Schools (4K-4^th grade), 2 Intermediate Schools (5^th-6^th grade), 1 Middle School (7^th-8^th grade), and 1 High School (9^th -12^th grade).

The Kimberly Area Safe Routes to School (SRTS) committee was formed in the Fall of 2006. The committee is compromised of representatives from a variety of entities including the Kimberly Area School District, law enforcement, a representative from the health profession, parents, and representatives from local units of government within the Kimberly Area School District. 

In the winter of 2007, the Kimberly SRTS task force pursued WisDOT SRTS planning grant. The Kimberly Area SRTS Program was awarded a WisDOT planning grant in the summer of 2007.  The SRTS Planning process began in the fall of 2007 with the assistance of East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC).

Six schools are participating in the SRTS program at this time: Janssen Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School, Westside Elementary School, Woodland Elementary and Intermediate Schools, Mapleview Intermediate School, and J.R. Gerritts Middle School. Each of these schools have specific safety issues pertaining to their school and the areas surrounding the school.