Dane County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Madison Reporter

Dec 6, 2023

Madison Metropolitan School District had the highest enrollment among Dane County districts, welcoming 25,237 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.1% of the Madison Metropolitan School District's total enrollment.

Among the 15 districts in Dane County, Sun Prairie Area School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 8,350 students, while Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District welcomed 7,263 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Madison Metropolitan School District roughly covers schools within Dane County, with its main office in Madison.

In the previous school year, Madison Metropolitan School District also had the highest number of students among Dane County districts.

Nearly 830,000 students were enrolled in Wisconsin schools in the 2021-22 school year. This is a 0.85% decrease from the year before. In sharp contrast to declining public school figures, enrollment in charter schools rose 4.5% to more than 52,000.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 14 students in a Wisconsin classroom, compared to the national average of 1:16. AAA State of Play considered Wisconsin to have the 14th best teacher to student ratio in the U.S.

Enrollment in Dane County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Dane County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Madison Metropolitan School District	Madison	25,237
Sun Prairie Area School District	Sun Prairie	8,350
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	Middleton	7,263
Verona Area School District	Verona	5,827
McFarland School District	McFarland	5,484
Waunakee Community School District	Waunakee	4,408
De Forest Area School District	DeForest	4,147
Oregon School District	Oregon	4,114
Monona Grove School District	Monona	3,539
Stoughton Area School District	Stoughton	2,757
Mount Horeb Area School District	Mount Horeb	2,387
Marshall School District	Marshall	918
Belleville School District	Belleville	911
Deerfield Community School District	Deerfield	751
Wisconsin Heights School District	Mazomanie	749