C−
Madison Metropolitan School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Madison, Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff, and parts of Fitchburg and Blooming Grove.
Students
25,155
Schools
54
Spent per student
$18,827
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$268.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Madison Metropolitan School District
- School Grade C−: better than 15% of Wisconsin districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the WI average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $268.3M, about $10,664 per student
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,827 per student · 14% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 29%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,151’20
25,497’21
25,237’22
25,247’23
25,155’24
Down 3.8% since 2020.
Students
White 39%Hispanic 26%Black 18%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
54 public schools.
Cesar Chavez Elementary
B−631 students12:1
Leopold Elementary
D626 students10:1
Kennedy Elementary
C582 students11:1
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
B−462 students10:1
Olson Elementary
B462 students11:1
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
C455 students10:1
Stephens Elementary
B+447 students10:1
Huegel Elementary
B417 students11:1
Elvehjem Elementary
B415 students14:1
Sandburg Elementary
D−410 students10:1
Thoreau Elementary
B−403 students11:1
Van Hise Elementary
A+396 students14:1
Schenk Elementary
C−394 students9:1
Lincoln Elementary
C393 students11:1
Muir Elementary
B377 students10:1
Midvale Elementary
372 students10:1
Shorewood Hills Elementary
A+368 students12:1
Hawthorne Elementary
C−360 students10:1
Southside Elementary School
D336 students10:1
Lowell Elementary
A329 students12:1
Randall Elementary School
A+320 students15:1
Nuestro Mundo
C−311 students11:1
Franklin Elementary
308 students13:1
Emerson Elementary
A−297 students10:1
Crestwood Elementary
A−293 students12:1
Lake View Elementary
D292 students9:1
Mendota Elementary
D282 students10:1
Orchard Ridge Elementary
B−265 students11:1
Gompers Elementary
C217 students9:1
Lapham Elementary
182 students8:1
Lindbergh Elementary
D−180 students10:1
Marquette Elementary
A169 students11:1
Hamilton Middle
A+790 students14:1
Sennett Middle
C−570 students12:1
Cherokee Heights Middle
B−526 students11:1
Toki Middle
C+487 students10:1
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School
C462 students11:1
O'Keeffe Middle
B434 students12:1
Whitehorse Middle
D415 students13:1
Sherman Middle
C−400 students11:1
Black Hawk Middle
D300 students9:1
Spring Harbor Middle
B−269 students12:1
James Wright Middle
D245 students10:1
Badger Rock Middle
B92 students9:1
Innovative and Alternative Middle
0 students0:1
West High
A2,222 students16:1
Vel Phillips Memorial High School
A−2,004 students16:1
East High
B−1,643 students15:1
LaFollette High
C−1,541 students15:1
Innovative High
138 students8:1
Capital High
D129 students9:1
Shabazz-City High
C−106 students7:1
4K PK Off Site
619 students13:1
Metro School
12 students2:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.