There were 5,921 students enrolled in McFarland School District in the 2024-25 school year, 5% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.6% identified themselves as girls, 49.4% as boys.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 64.7% of the McFarland School District total enrollment.
McFarland School District covers nine schools within Dane County, with its main office in McFarland.
Among the nine schools in the district, Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) recorded the highest enrollment of 1,566 students in the 2024-25 school year.
Wisconsin had a student-to-teacher ratio of 14-to-1 in 2025, lower than the national average of 16-to-1, according to Public School Review.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) | 1,566 |
| Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) | 1,393 |
| McFarland High School | 727 |
| Indian Mound Middle School | 534 |
| Waubesa Intermediate School | 489 |
| Conrad Elvehjem Primary School | 449 |
| Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High | 423 |
| Insight School of Wisconsin High | 202 |
| 4K McFarland | 138 |
