There were 6,115 multiracial students enrolled in Dane County districts in 2024-25 school year

Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly
Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly
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There were 6,115 multiracial students enrolled in Dane County districts in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, , according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Dane County welcomed 77,605 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7.9% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 15 districts in Dane County, Madison Metropolitan School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 2,410 students.

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

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.

Ethnicities in Dane County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment in Dane County Districts During 2024-25 School Year
District% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Belleville School District3.8%936
De Forest Area School District6.6%4,246
Deerfield Community School District3.3%730
Madison Metropolitan School District9.6%25,155
Marshall School District7%964
McFarland School District8.3%5,921
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District6.8%7,167
Monona Grove School District7.5%3,672
Mount Horeb Area School District3.8%2,298
Oregon School District5.9%4,186
Stoughton Area School District6.2%2,735
Sun Prairie Area School District9.8%8,596
Verona Area School District7.2%5,796
Waunakee Community School District5%4,415
Wisconsin Heights School District6.5%788

Information in this story was obtained from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The source data can be found here.



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