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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How many students were enrolled in Dane County school districts in 2022-23 school year?

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Stoughton Area School District Superintendent Dan Keyser (2023) | Stoughton Area School District

Stoughton Area School District Superintendent Dan Keyser (2023) | Stoughton Area School District

There were 76,842 students enrolled in Dane County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that 12th grade had the biggest classes with 6,680 students, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 4,284 students.

Countywide, Madison Metropolitan School District welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Dane County.

Nearly 850,000 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 10 Years

014,00028,00042,00056,00070,0002022-232021-222020-212019-202018-192017-182016-172015-162014-152013-1476,84276,84277,16477,16478,38378,38378,82278,82277,91377,91377,19477,19476,54876,54876,17476,17475,71275,71275,05175,051

Enrollment in Dane County Districts Schools During 2022-23 School Year

DistrictTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2021-22% Change from Previous Year
Belleville School District911928-1.8
De Forest Area School District4,1474,0392.7
Deerfield Community School District7517263.4
Madison Metropolitan School District25,23725,497-1
Marshall School District918953-3.7
McFarland School District5,4845,1825.8
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District7,2637,2520.2
Monona Grove School District3,5393,550-0.3
Mount Horeb Area School District2,3872,3840.1
Oregon School District4,1144,159-1.1
Stoughton Area School District2,7572,773-0.6
Sun Prairie Area School District8,3508,381-0.4
Verona Area School District5,8275,7321.7
Waunakee Community School District4,4084,3880.5
Wisconsin Heights School District7497460.4

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