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Waukesha School District, Wisconsin

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Waukesha School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 11,318 (2023-2024)
Schools: 27 (2023-2024)
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Waukesha School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Waukesha County). During the 2024 school year, 11,318 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kelly Piacsek2027
Anthony Zenobia2027
Eric Brooks20242027
Mark Borowski2025
Thomas Harland2025
Bette Koenig2025
Karrie Kozlowski2025
Diane Voit2025
David Wadd2025

Elections

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District map

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $16,346,000 $1,353 8%
Local: $106,682,000 $8,831 55%
State: $71,526,000 $5,921 37%
Total: $194,554,000 $16,105
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $176,611,000 $14,620
Total Current Expenditures: $154,786,000 $12,813
Instructional Expenditures: $89,342,000 $7,395 51%
Student and Staff Support: $19,016,000 $1,574 11%
Administration: $21,616,000 $1,789 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $24,812,000 $2,053 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,760,000 $559
Construction: $5,751,000 $476
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $199,000 $16
Interest on Debt: $1,178,000 $97


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 38 55-59 10-14 20 <50 20-24 47
2018-2019 43 65-69 15 26 <50 30-34 51
2017-2018 43 65-69 13 22 <50 30-34 52
2016-2017 42 60-64 14 22 21-39 30-34 51
2015-2016 42 60-64 11 22 <50 30-34 51
2014-2015 43 65-69 15 22 <=20 35-39 51
2013-2014 48 65-69 20 26 40-49 56
2012-2013 47 65-69 19 27 40-49 54
2011-2012 47 60-64 21 24 40-49 54
2010-2011 76 80-84 49 59 80-89 82

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 38 50-54 15-19 22 <50 30-34 46
2018-2019 41 55-59 19 25 <50 30-34 49
2017-2018 41 60-64 17 25 <50 30-34 49
2016-2017 42 55-59 17 24 21-39 30-34 50
2015-2016 42 60-64 14 24 <50 40-44 50
2014-2015 52 65-69 24 32 21-39 45-49 60
2013-2014 36 50-54 17 16 40-49 43
2012-2013 37 50-54 18 17 30-39 43
2011-2012 36 45-49 16 15 20-29 42
2010-2011 84 85-89 65 71 80-89 88

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 89 80-89 80-89 85-89 >=50 80-89 91
2018-2019 89 >=90 75-79 80-84 PS 70-79 92
2017-2018 86 >=80 70-79 80-84 PS 60-79 89
2016-2017 85 >=80 60-69 80-84 PS 60-79 88
2015-2016 82 >=90 70-74 80-84 >=50 >=80 83
2014-2015 84 80-89 70-74 75-79 PS 60-79 86
2013-2014 86 >=90 70-79 85-89 >=50 87
2012-2013 84 >=90 70-74 75-79 <50 86
2011-2012 85 >=90 60-64 80-84 >=50 87
2010-2011 90 >=90 80-89 85-89 >=50 92


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]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 11,318 -4.7
2022-2023 11,855 -1.9
2021-2022 12,080 -2.2
2020-2021 12,344 -1.5
2019-2020 12,523 -1.7
2018-2019 12,739 -0.6
2017-2018 12,813 -2.1
2016-2017 13,083 -0.5
2015-2016 13,145 -2.7
2014-2015 13,494 -1.4
2013-2014 13,678 -1.4
2012-2013 13,867 0.7
2011-2012 13,770 -0.2
2010-2011 13,796 -0.8
2009-2010 13,909 6.6
2008-2009 12,990 -3.9
2007-2008 13,503 -0.5
2006-2007 13,577 -0.3
2005-2006 13,611 2.2
2004-2005 13,318 3.2
2003-2004 12,892 0.8
2002-2003 12,795 0.2
2001-2002 12,769 0.1
2000-2001 12,760 -0.6
1999-2000 12,835 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waukesha School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 4.3
Black 5.9 8.8
Hispanic 24.5 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.5 5.4
White 60.5 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, Waukesha School District had 795.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.22.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 21.50
Kindergarten: 34.00
Elementary: 309.98
Secondary: 427.44
Total: 795.67

Waukesha School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 35.20 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 21.73
School Administrators: 35.20
School Administrative Support: 36.27
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 125.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.40
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 14.01
Student Support Services: 124.90
Other Support Services: 258.32


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 Waukesha School District operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Banting Elementary533PK-5
Bethesda Elementary415PK-5
Butler Middle8036-8
Eachieve Academy - Wisconsin6586-12
Eachieve Elementary120PK-5
Hadfield Elementary331PK-5
Hawthorne Elementary325PK-5
Heyer Elementary345PK-5
Hillcrest Elementary275PK-5
Horning Middle5606-8
Les Paul Middle5946-8
Lowell Elementary364PK-5
Meadowbrook Elementary260PK-5
North High9609-12
Prairie Elementary326PK-5
Riverview School56-12
Rose Glen Elementary495PK-5
South High8799-12
Summit View Elementary450PK-5
Waukesha Academy Of Health Professions1149-12
Waukesha East Alternative School746-12
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy1509-12
Waukesha Stem Academy599PK-8
Waukesha Transition Academy3212-12
West High1,1929-12
White Rock Campus174PK-PK
White Rock School285PK-8

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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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