Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin, elections

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
District details
	School board members: 9
	Students: 7,059 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Dane County). During the 2024 school year, 7,059 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I

General election

General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I

Emily Evans won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Emily Evans (Nonpartisan)	99.2	15,235
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	116

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,351
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

Incumbent Tabitha Hansen won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tabitha Hansen (Nonpartisan)	99.0	15,078
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	149

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,227
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert Hesselbein and incumbent Jim Coursey won election in the special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 1, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Robert Hesselbein (Nonpartisan)	52.3	11,773
✔	Jim Coursey (Nonpartisan)	46.8	10,544
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	190

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,507
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

Incumbent Bob Green won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 2, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bob Green (Nonpartisan)	98.6	6,250
	Other/Write-in votes	1.4	89

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,339
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

Kathryn Frank defeated Lauren Rogers in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kathryn Frank (Nonpartisan)	68.2	5,369
	Submit photo	Lauren Rogers (Nonpartisan)	31.3	2,464
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	45

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,878
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

Kemper Bartlett Durand Jr. defeated Daniel Osborne in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kemper Bartlett Durand Jr. (Nonpartisan)	58.3	4,122
	Submit photo	Daniel Osborne (Nonpartisan)	41.0	2,895
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	49

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,066
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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Special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II (2 seats)

Incumbent Catherine Kells and incumbent Bob Green won election in the special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Catherine Kells (Nonpartisan)	49.9	10,096
✔		Bob Green (Nonpartisan)	49.0	9,908
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	225

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,229
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

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Special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

Incumbent Tabitha Hansen won election in the special general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tabitha Hansen (Nonpartisan)	98.8	12,822
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	160

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,982
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV (2 seats)

Marni Ginsberg and Todd Berry defeated Chris Bianchetti and Susan Forrester in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marni Ginsberg (Nonpartisan)	93.4	12,767
✔	Submit photo	Todd Berry (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	3.2	438
	Submit photo	Chris Bianchetti (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	1.5	209
	Submit photo	Susan Forrester (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	258

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,672
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I

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Incumbent Sheila Dahmen Hibner defeated Gene Ananiev in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sheila Dahmen Hibner (Nonpartisan)	69.1	4,420
	Submit photo	Gene Ananiev (Nonpartisan)	30.6	1,958
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	23

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,401
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

Incumbent Minza Karim defeated Tabitha Hansen in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Minza Karim (Nonpartisan)	55.8	3,469
	Submit photo	Tabitha Hansen (Nonpartisan)	43.9	2,730
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	23

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,222
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Incumbent Robert Hesselbein defeated Eric Simon in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Hesselbein (Nonpartisan)	56.3	3,710
	Submit photo	Eric Simon (Nonpartisan)	43.4	2,861
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	23

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,594
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

Brian Bonti won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brian Bonti (Nonpartisan)	99.0	6,093
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	64

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,157
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

Gail Shepler defeated Matthew Thompson in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gail Shepler (Nonpartisan)	73.0	5,908
	Submit photo	Matthew Thompson (Nonpartisan)	25.7	2,080
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	105

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,093
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

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Simrnjit Seerha defeated Matthew Niesen in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simrnjit Seerha (Nonpartisan)	54.9	4,966
	Submit photo	Matthew Niesen (Nonpartisan)	45.0	4,071
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,047
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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Incumbent Bob Green won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 7, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bob Green (Nonpartisan)	99.1	10,679
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	95

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,774
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV (2 seats)

Incumbent Annette Ashley and incumbent Paul Kinne defeated Katherine McCallum in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Ashley (Nonpartisan)	38.9	8,001
✔		Paul Kinne (Nonpartisan)	30.4	6,260
	Submit photo	Katherine McCallum (Nonpartisan)	30.2	6,211
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	111

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,583
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I

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Katy Morgan won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I on April 2, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Katy Morgan (Nonpartisan)	99.4	7,706
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	50

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,756
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

Minza Karim won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III on April 2, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Minza Karim (Nonpartisan)	99.2	7,496
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	62

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,558
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert Hesselbein and incumbent Todd Smith won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Hesselbein (Nonpartisan)	54.5	6,379
✔	Submit photo	Todd Smith (Nonpartisan)	44.9	5,251
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	75

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,705
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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Incumbent Sean Hyland won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sean Hyland (Nonpartisan)	99.2	6,544
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	55

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,599
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Incumbent Linda Yu won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Linda Yu (Nonpartisan)	99.2	6,585
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	52

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,637
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

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Incumbent Anne Bauer defeated K. Bartlett Durand Jr. in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anne Bauer (Nonpartisan)	79.9	6,122
	K. Bartlett Durand Jr. (Nonpartisan)	19.5	1,497
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	40

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,659
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

Incumbent Bob Green won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 4, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Bob Green (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Incumbent Annette Ashley and incumbent Paul Kinne won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 4, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Annette Ashley (Nonpartisan)
✔		Paul Kinne (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I

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Incumbent Kelly Kalscheur won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Kelly Kalscheur (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III

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Incumbent Kurt Karbusicky won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kurt Karbusicky (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Incumbent Todd Smith won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Todd Smith (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

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Incumbent Sean Hyland won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II on April 7, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Sean Hyland (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

Incumbent Linda Yu won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 7, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Linda Yu (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

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Incumbent Anne Bauer won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V on April 7, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Anne Bauer (Nonpartisan)

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

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Incumbent Ellen Lindgren won election in the general election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV on April 1, 2013.

		Candidate
✔		Ellen Lindgren (D)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Wisconsin are held on the first Tuesday in April. The one first class city school district in the state, Milwaukee Public Schools, holds school board elections in odd-numbered years. All other school districts hold school board elections every year.

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Wisconsin are held on the third Tuesday in February. The one first class city school district in the state, Milwaukee Public Schools, holds school board elections every two years in odd-numbered years. All other school districts hold school board elections every year. School board primary elections are only held if there are more than two candidates running for any specific single-seat race or if the number of candidates running for multi-seat races is more than twice the number of seats up for election. Otherwise, the primary is canceled and candidates automatically advance to the general election ballot.

See law: Wisconsin Statute Section 5.02(21) and Wisconsin Statute Section 5.02(22)

Recent or upcoming election dates for all school districts in the state except first class school districts (Milwaukee Public Schools)

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all school districts in the state except first class school districts (Milwaukee Public Schools). There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: January 6, 2026
Primary election date: February 17, 2026
General election date: April 7, 2026

Recent or upcoming election dates for first class city school districts, which are districts serving cities with a population of more than 150,000 (Milwaukee Public Schools is the only first class city school district)

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for first class city school districts, which are districts serving cities with a population of more than 150,000 (Milwaukee Public Schools is the only first class city school district). There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: January 5, 2027
Primary election date: February 16, 2027
General election date: April 6, 2027

Election system

School board members in Wisconsin are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. The primary election is only held if a large enough number of candidates run for office.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10(2).a and Wisconsin Statute 120.41(1)

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Wisconsin are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Wisconsin Statute requires school board candidates to file nomination papers before the state's spring primary and for regular school board general elections to occur at the state's April spring election, which features nonpartisan races. Statute defines "spring primary" as "the nonpartisan primary held on the 3rd Tuesday in February to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the spring election."

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10(2).a and Wisconsin Statute 120.41(1)

Winning an election

The school board candidate or candidates with the most votes are elected to office in the general election. State law requires a place on the school board general election ballot for write-in candidates.

School board primary elections are only held if (a) for single-seat races, there are more than two candidates for any one seat up for election; or (b) for multi-seat races, if the number of candidates is more than twice the number of seats up for election. If a primary is held, the top two vote getters per seat advance to the general election.

See law: Wisconsin Statute Section 8.10 and Wisconsin Statute Section 120
and Wisconsin Statute Section 8.10 and Wisconsin Statute Section 120

Term length and staggering

School board members for all school districts except first class city school districts are elected to staggered three-year terms.

First class city school district board members are elected to staggered four-year terms. As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

School districts other than first class city districts elect as close to equal numbers of board members as possible every year to three-year terms, which means roughly one-third of board members are up for regular election every year.

As close to half of first class city school district board members as possible are elected every two years. As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state and had nine board members, with five elected in the year after each midterm election and four elected in the year after each presidential election.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 120
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large by voters from the whole district for all school districts except first class city school districts. By default, board members are elected through multi-seat races. District voters can opt to establish numbered seats with members elected at large in single-seat races, for which candidates must file for specific seat numbers. District voters can also opt to create apportioned areas (sub-districts) and require board members to be elected to represent each sub-district. Under that system, school board candidates must reside within the sub-district for which they are running but are elected at large by all voters in the whole district. Voters in a school district can submit a petition with either 100 or 500 voter signatures, depending on whether the district contains part of a city, to propose electing school board members according to numbered seats or from apportioned residence areas. Upon such a petition the proposal is put before voters at either an annual meeting or election. Once adopted by a majority of voters, the structure can only be changed or reversed by the same petition and voter approval process.

School board members for first class city school districts are elected through a combination of one member elected at-large and eight members elected by voters from sub-districts determined by the school board. State law requires the sub-districts to be substantially equal in population and "reflect a balanced representation of citizens in all areas within the city." As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 120.06
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file by 5:00 pm on the first Tuesday in January before elections, which are held every year.

First class city school district board candidates must file by 5:00 pm on the first Tuesday in January before elections, which are held in each odd-numbered year.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

School board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after December 1 of the year before elections, which are held every year.

First class city school district board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after December 1 of the year before elections, which are held in each odd-numbered year.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

New school board members officially take office on the fourth Monday in April.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

About the district

School board

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Emily Evans	Area I	2025	2028
Tabitha Hansen	Area III	2022	2028
Robert Hesselbein	Area IV	2018	2028
Kemper Bartlett Durand Jr.	Area V	2024	2027
Kathryn Frank	Area IV	2024	2027
Bob Green	Area II	2003	2027
Jim Coursey	Area IV	2024	2026
Marni Ginsberg	Area IV	2023	2026
Catherine Kells	Area II	2022	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Wisconsin State Assembly District 81	Alex Joers	Democratic Party	61%	20%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 80	Mike Bare	Democratic Party	39%	32%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 79	Lisa Subeck	Democratic Party	< 1%	3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$7,867,000	$1,085	6%
Local:	$87,665,000	$12,088	69%
State:	$31,662,000	$4,366	25%
Total:	$127,194,000	$17,539

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$144,328,000	$19,901
Total Current Expenditures:	$99,304,000	$13,693
Instructional Expenditures:	$59,134,000	$8,154	41%
Student and Staff Support:	$14,130,000	$1,948	10%
Administration:	$12,663,000	$1,746	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$13,377,000	$1,844	9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$34,611,000	$4,772
Construction:	$32,219,000	$4,442
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$115,000	$15
Interest on Debt:	$7,278,000	$1,003

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	52	79	6-9	22	<50	50-54	54
2018-2019	64	85	20-24	35	<50	50-54	68
2017-2018	65	87	15-19	36	<50	50-54	71
2016-2017	68	85	15-19	36	>=50	50-54	74
2015-2016	70	85	15-19	35-39	>=50	60-64	75
2014-2015	73	80-84	20-24	40-44	>=50	60-64	78
2013-2014	76	86	30-34	40-44	<50		81
2012-2013	74	85-89	30-34	40-44	<50		78
2011-2012	73	80-84	25-29	40-44	<50		79
2010-2011	88	90-94	50-54	65-69	>=50		92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	56	73	15-19	27	<50	55-59	59
2018-2019	60	77	15-19	30	<50	50-54	65
2017-2018	60	76	15-19	35	<50	45-49	66
2016-2017	62	78	15-19	34	<50	55-59	67
2015-2016	62	76	15-19	30-34	>=50	50-54	66
2014-2015	74	80-84	35-39	45-49	>=50	65-69	79
2013-2014	57	69	20-24	25-29	>=50		60
2012-2013	54	65-69	20-24	30-34	<50		58
2011-2012	52	65-69	10-14	20-24	<50		56
2010-2011	90	>=95	60-64	70-74	>=50		93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	96	>=90	>=80	>=90	PS	>=80	96
2018-2019	95	>=90	60-79	>=90	PS	>=80	96
2017-2018	95	>=90	60-79	>=90		>=80	96
2016-2017	91	>=90	>=80	80-89	PS	>=50	91
2015-2016	89	>=90	60-69	70-79		>=50	91
2014-2015	86	>=80	60-79	60-79		>=50	89
2013-2014	84	>=90	40-59	60-69			88
2012-2013	85	>=80	50-59	60-79	PS		90
2011-2012	84	60-79	50-59	40-59	PS		90
2010-2011	87	60-79	60-79	40-59			91

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	7,059	-2.9
2022-2023	7,263	0.2
2021-2022	7,252	-2.2
2020-2021	7,410	-1.7
2019-2020	7,534	1.1
2018-2019	7,450	1.7
2017-2018	7,325	2.8
2016-2017	7,118	1.9
2015-2016	6,984	3.3
2014-2015	6,754	1.5
2013-2014	6,654	0.6
2012-2013	6,614	2.5
2011-2012	6,446	5.3
2010-2011	6,104	4.3
2009-2010	5,840	-1.0
2008-2009	5,899	1.8
2007-2008	5,795	2.7
2006-2007	5,640	0.4
2005-2006	5,616	-0.2
2004-2005	5,629	2.3
2003-2004	5,500	3.1
2002-2003	5,330	2.0
2001-2002	5,224	1.9
2000-2001	5,125	2.1
1999-2000	5,018	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (%)	Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	12.3	4.3
Black	4.7	8.8
Hispanic	10.4	14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	6.5	5.4
White	65.5	66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District had 546.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.93.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	5.00
Kindergarten:	23.00
Elementary:	288.36
Secondary:	229.58
Total:	546.06

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	9.00
District Administrative Support:	20.93
School Administrators:	17.00
School Administrative Support:	29.94

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	161.58
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	24.37
Total Guidance Counselors:	23.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	14.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	10.00
Library/Media Support:	5.67
Student Support Services:	89.90
Other Support Services:	166.75

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Clark Street Community School	103	9-12
Elm Lawn Elementary	336	PK-4
Glacier Creek Middle	948	5-8
Kromrey Middle	1,185	5-8
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4k	252	PK-PK
Middleton High	2,237	9-12
Northside Elementary	316	PK-4
Park Elementary	250	PK-4
Pope Farm Elementary	403	PK-4
Sauk Trail Elementary	393	PK-4
Sunset Ridge Elementary	298	PK-4
West Middleton Elementary	338	PK-4

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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