Madison Reporter

There were 4,408 students enrolled in Waunakee Community School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 84% of the Waunakee Community School District total enrollment.

Waunakee Community School District covers seven schools within Dane County, with its main office in Waunakee.

Among the seven schools in the Waunakee Community School District, Waunakee High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,327 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Waunakee High School	1,327
Waunakee Middle School	682
Waunakee Intermediate School	635
Waunakee Heritage Elementary School	547
Waunakee Prairie Elementary School	533
Arboretum Elementary School	435
Waunakee Community 4K School	249