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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Dane County Schools: Middleton High School welcomed most students in 2024-25 school year

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Sheila Hibner President at Middleston-Cross Plaines Area School District | Official Website

Sheila Hibner President at Middleston-Cross Plaines Area School District | Official Website

Middleton High School had the highest enrollment among Dane County schools, welcoming 2,303 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.6% identified themselves as boys, 48.1% as girls, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 65.1% of the Middleton High School's total enrollment.

Among the 158 schools in Dane County, West High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,222 students, while Memorial High School welcomed 2,004 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Middleton High School is a part of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which roughly covers schools within Dane County with its main office in Middleton.

In the previous school year, Middleton High School also had the highest number of students among Dane County schools.

In 2022, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

Enrollment in Dane County Over 19 Years
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Enrollment in Dane County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School NameCityTotal School Enrollment
Middleton High SchoolMiddleton2,303
West High SchoolMadison2,222
Memorial High SchoolMadison2,004
Verona Area High SchoolVerona1,820
East High SchoolMadison1,643
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)McFarland1,566
LaFollette High SchoolMadison1,541
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)McFarland1,393
Sun Prairie High SchoolSun Prairie1,340
Oregon High SchoolOregon1,339
Waunakee High SchoolWaunakee1,335
Sun Prairie West High SchoolSun Prairie1,325
Kromrey Middle SchoolMiddleton1,230
Monona Grove High SchoolMonona1,170
De Forest High SchoolDe Forest1,137
Harvest Intermediate SchoolDeForest966
Glacier Creek Middle SchoolCross Plains924
Stoughton High SchoolStoughton834
Hamilton Middle SchoolMadison790
Badger Ridge Middle SchoolVerona776
Glacial Drumlin SchoolCottage Grove766
Mount Horeb High SchoolMount Horeb745
McFarland High SchoolMcFarland727
Prairie View Middle SchoolSun Prairie699
Waunakee Middle SchoolWaunakee667
Waunakee Intermediate SchoolWaunakee661
Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolVerona645
Cesar Chavez Elementary SchoolMadison631
Leopold Elementary SchoolMadison626
4K PK Off SiteMadison619
Oregon Middle SchoolOregon613
De Forest Middle SchoolDe Forest602
Winnequah SchoolMonona602
Kennedy Elementary SchoolMadison582
Patrick Marsh Middle SchoolSun Prairie581
Sennett Middle SchoolMadison570
River Bluff Middle SchoolStoughton569
Central Heights Middle SchoolSun Prairie560
Belleville Elementary SchoolBelleville550
Waunakee Heritage Elementary SchoolWaunakee537
Indian Mound Middle SchoolMcFarland534
Waunakee Prairie Elementary SchoolWaunakee531
Windsor Elementary SchoolWindsor526
Cherokee Heights Middle SchoolMadison526
Mount Horeb Intermediate SchoolMount Horeb508
Mount Horeb Middle SchoolMount Horeb503
Waubesa Intermediate SchoolMcFarland489
Toki Middle SchoolMadison487
Token Springs Elementary SchoolSun Prairie472
Granite Ridge SchoolCOTTAGE GROVE470
Rome Corners Intermediate SchoolOregon463
Glacier Edge Elementary SchoolVerona462
Olson Elementary SchoolVerona462
Jefferson Middle SchoolMadison462
Dr. Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison462
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison455
Conrad Elvehjem Primary SchoolMcFarland449
Pope Farm Elementary SchoolMIDDLETON448
Stephens Elementary SchoolMadison447
Forest Edge Elementary SchoolFITCHBURG446
Fox Prairie Elementary SchoolStoughton443
Northside Elementary SchoolSun Prairie439
Arboretum Elementary SchoolWaunakee435
Westside Elementary SchoolSun Prairie434
O'Keeffe Middle SchoolMadison434
Royal Oaks Elementary SchoolSun Prairie433
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin HighMcFarland423
Netherwood Knoll Elementary SchoolOregon419
Huegel Elementary SchoolMadison417
Core Knowledge Charter SchoolVerona417
Elvehjem Elementary SchoolMadison415
Whitehorse Middle SchoolMadison415
Sandhill Elementary SchoolStoughton411
Sandburg Elementary SchoolMadison410
Deerfield Elementary SchoolDeerfield409
Eastside Elementary SchoolSun Prairie408
Stoner Prairie Elementary SchoolFitchburg407
Thoreau Elementary SchoolMadison403
Meadow View Elementary SchoolSun Prairie401
Sherman Middle SchoolMadison400
Cambridge Elementary SchoolCambridge399
Van Hise Elementary SchoolMadison396
Creekside Elementary SchoolSun Prairie394
Schenk Elementary SchoolMadison394
Lincoln Elementary SchoolMadison393
Black Earth Elementary SchoolBlack Earth391
Eagle Point Elementary SchoolDeForest389
Country View Elementary SchoolVerona382
Muir Elementary SchoolMadison377
Midvale Elementary SchoolMadison372
Shorewood Hills Elementary SchoolMadison368
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolMadison360
Savanna Oaks Middle SchoolFitchburg360
Sauk Trail Elementary SchoolMiddleton360
Horizon Elementary SchoolSun Prairie345
Allis Elementary SchoolMadison336
West Middleton Elementary SchoolVerona334
C. H. Bird Elementary SchoolSun Prairie333
Prairie View Elementary SchoolOregon330
Yahara Elementary SchoolDe Forest329
Lowell Elementary SchoolMadison329
Randall Elementary SchoolMadison320
Elm Lawn Elementary SchoolMiddleton313
Nuestro MundoMonona311
Sunset Ridge Elementary SchoolMiddleton309
Franklin Elementary SchoolMadison308
Northside Elementary SchoolMiddleton307
Cottage Grove Elementary SchoolCottage Grove307
Kegonsa Elementary SchoolStoughton304
Black Hawk Middle SchoolMadison300
Emerson Elementary SchoolMadison297
Sun Prairie Four KidsSun Prairie297
Holum Education CenterDe Forest297
Crestwood Elementary SchoolMadison293
Verona Area K4Verona292
Lake View Elementary SchoolMadison292
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4KMiddleton286
Mendota Elementary SchoolMadison282
Marshall High SchoolMarshall281
Belleville High SchoolBelleville275
Mount Horeb Primary CenterMount Horeb269
Spring Harbor Middle SchoolMadison269
Orchard Ridge Elementary SchoolMadison265
Taylor Prairie Elementary SchoolCottage Grove264
Marshall Early Learning CenterMarshall251
Waunakee Community 4K SchoolWaunakee249
Marshall Elementary SchoolMarshall246
James Wright Middle SchoolMadison245
Park Elementary SchoolCross Plains245
Wisconsin Heights High SchoolMazomanie238
Gompers Elementary SchoolMadison217
Oregon 4KOregon213
Deerfield High SchoolDeerfield207
Nikolay Middle SchoolCambridge203
Insight School of Wisconsin HighMcFarland202
Lapham Elementary SchoolMadison182
Lindbergh Elementary SchoolMadison180
SASD 4KStoughton174
Marquette Elementary SchoolMadison169
Mount Horeb Early Learning CenterMount Horeb160
Wisconsin Heights Middle SchoolMazomanie153
4K McFarlandMcFarland138
Innovative & Alternative High SchoolMadison138
Capital High SchoolMadison129
Marshall Middle SchoolMarshall128
New Century SchoolVerona122
Deerfield Middle SchoolDeerfield114
Verona Area International SchoolVerona113
Mount Horeb Area Community 4KMount Horeb113
Belleville Middle SchoolBelleville111
Clark Street Community SchoolMiddleton108
Shabazz-City High SchoolMadison106
Monona Grove Liberal ArtsMonona93
Badger Rock Middle SchoolMadison92
Prairie Phoenix AcademySun Prairie88
Koshkonong Trails SchoolCambridge28
Metro SchoolMadison12
Innovative & Alternative Middle SchoolMadison0

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Eagle Point Elementary SchoolPatrick Marsh Middle SchoolNorthside Elementary SchoolMount Horeb Primary CenterWindsor Elementary SchoolNorthside Elementary SchoolWaunakee Community High SchoolSherman Middle SchoolWisconsin Department of Public InstructionFranklin Elementary SchoolArboretum Elementary SchoolShorewood Hills Elementary SchoolEmerson Elementary SchoolMetro SchoolStephens Elementary SchoolWaunakee Prairie Elementary SchoolDr Virginia Henderson Elementary School4k McFarlandCottage Grove Elementary SchoolPope Farm Elementary SchoolKennedy Elementary SchoolOregon High SchoolRome Corners Intermediate SchoolMount Horeb Middle SchoolMonona Grove Liberal ArtsJefferson Middle SchoolMount Horeb IntermediateVan Hise Elementary SchoolSugar Creek Elementary SchoolClark Street Community SchoolEastside Elementary SchoolKegonsa Elementary SchoolStoner Prairie Elementary SchoolHawthorne Elementary SchoolMilele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolSandhill Elementary SchoolVerona Area High SchoolKromrey Middle SchoolNew Century SchoolDeerfield Middle SchoolOregon Middle SchoolWisconsin Virtual Academy (wiva)River Bluff Middle SchoolMeadow View Elementary SchoolWestside Elementary SchoolJames Wright Middle SchoolCherokee Heights Middle SchoolMarshall Elementary SchoolCore Knowledge Charter SchoolTaylor Prairie Elementary SchoolYahara Elementary SchoolBadger Rock Middle SchoolSpring Harbor Middle SchoolMonona Grove High SchoolPrairie Phoenix AcademyO'Keeffe Middle SchoolPrairie View Elementary SchoolHarvest Intermediate SchoolSun Prairie East High SchoolWinnequah SchoolElvehjem Elementary SchoolWaunakee IntermediateSennett Middle SchoolSauk Trail Elementary SchoolMarshall High SchoolBelleville Middle SchoolHamilton Middle SchoolGlacial Drumlin SchoolWest Middleton Elementary SchoolWaunakee Community 4k SchoolGompers Elementary SchoolCapital High SchoolMuir Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolDestinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High SchoolC. H. Bird Elementary SchoolMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4kNikolay Middle SchoolVerona Area International SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolCrestwood Elementary SchoolCesar Chavez Elementary SchoolBlack Hawk Middle SchoolWisconsin Heights Middle SchoolMadison West High SchoolDeerfield High SchoolHorizon Elementary SchoolWaubesa Intermediate SchoolLafollette High SchoolMendota Elementary SchoolGlacier Edge Elementary SchoolCambridge Elementary SchoolLapham Elementary SchoolSun Prairie Four KidsWaunakee Middle SchoolToki Middle SchoolMidvale Elementary SchoolMount Horeb High SchoolLeopold Elementary SchoolLake View Elementary SchoolElm Lawn Elementary SchoolOlson Elementary SchoolMarquette Elementary SchoolOrchard Ridge Elementary SchoolForest Edge Elementary SchoolSchenk Elementary SchoolDe Forest Middle SchoolMcFarland High SchoolWhitehorse Middle SchoolWisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)Stoughton High SchoolIndian Mound Middle SchoolRandall Elementary SchoolHolum Educational CenterPrairie View Middle SchoolDeForest Area High SchoolNuestro MundoInnovative & Alternative High SchoolShabazz-City High SchoolConrad Elvehjem Primary SchoolCentral Heights Middle SchoolPark Elementary SchoolMount Horeb Early Learning CenterThoreau Elementary SchoolBadger Ridge Middle SchoolWaunakee Heritage Elementary SchoolSun Prairie West High SchoolRoyal Oaks Elementary SchoolOregon 4kGlacier Creek Middle SchoolVel Phillips Memorial High SchoolBlack Earth Elementary SchoolVerona Area K4Savanna Oaks Middle SchoolWisconsin Heights High SchoolLindbergh Elementary SchoolNetherwood Knoll Elementary SchoolCountry View Elementary SchoolMarshall Early Learning CenterBelleville Elementary SchoolFox Prairie Elementary SchoolKoshkonong Trails SchoolInsight School of Wisconsin High SchoolSandburg Elementary SchoolAllis Elementary SchoolToken Springs Elementary School4k Pk Off SiteBelleville High SchoolHuegel Elementary SchoolMount Horeb Area Community 4kSasd 4kLowell Elementary SchoolSunset Ridge Elementary SchoolMiddleton High SchoolInnovative & Alternative Middle SchoolMadison East High SchoolGranite Ridge SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolMarshall Middle School

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