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Waunakee Community School District, Wisconsin

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Waunakee Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,410 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Waunakee Community School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Dane County). During the 2024 school year, 4,410 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Waunakee Community School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ted FreyTown of Westport, City of Middleton, and City of Madison2027
Mark HetzelTown of Vienna2027
Joan EnsignTown of Westport, City of Middleton, and City of Madison2026
Dawn HeinrichsVillage of Waunakee20232026
Katie DotzlerVillage of Waunakee2025
Judith EngebretsonTowns of Dane/Springfield2025
Jack HeinemannVillage of Waunakee2025

Elections

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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: $2,723,000 $621 4%
Local: $45,164,000 $10,293 59%
State: $28,752,000 $6,552 38%
Total: $76,639,000 $17,466
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $65,566,000 $14,942
Total Current Expenditures: $60,349,000 $13,753
Instructional Expenditures: $34,928,000 $7,959 53%
Student and Staff Support: $7,488,000 $1,706 11%
Administration: $8,878,000 $2,023 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,055,000 $2,063 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,649,000 $375
Construction: $1,102,000 $251
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $587,000 $133
Interest on Debt: $2,341,000 $533


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 62 70-74 21-39 40-44 55-59 63
2018-2019 72 70-79 21-39 50-54 75-79 74
2017-2018 73 80-89 21-39 50-54 PS 80-84 75
2016-2017 72 70-79 30-39 40-44 70-79 75
2015-2016 71 70-79 21-39 40-44 70-79 72
2014-2015 72 80-89 21-39 40-44 60-69 74
2013-2014 79 >=90 50-59 50-54 PS 81
2012-2013 75 80-89 40-49 40-44 PS 76
2011-2012 75 80-89 50-59 40-49 >=50 76
2010-2011 92 >=90 70-79 80-89 >=50 93

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 55 65-69 21-39 30-34 45-49 56
2018-2019 65 60-69 21-39 50-54 65-69 66
2017-2018 68 60-69 21-39 45-49 PS 65-69 69
2016-2017 69 60-69 30-39 45-49 70-79 71
2015-2016 66 80-89 21-39 40-44 70-79 67
2014-2015 74 80-89 40-59 45-49 70-79 76
2013-2014 58 50-59 30-39 25-29 PS 60
2012-2013 55 60-69 20-29 30-34 PS 57
2011-2012 55 50-59 40-49 20-29 >=50 56
2010-2011 93 >=90 80-89 80-89 >=50 94

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 97 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 97 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 98 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 96 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2015-2016 96 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 96 PS PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 94 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 96 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 92 PS >=50 >=50 90-94


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 4,410 0.0
2022-2023 4,408 0.5
2021-2022 4,388 1.9
2020-2021 4,304 -1.6
2019-2020 4,375 0.8
2018-2019 4,339 2.0
2017-2018 4,252 1.7
2016-2017 4,181 1.7
2015-2016 4,108 1.9
2014-2015 4,031 -0.3
2013-2014 4,042 1.9
2012-2013 3,964 2.3
2011-2012 3,874 4.5
2010-2011 3,701 2.2
2009-2010 3,618 2.5
2008-2009 3,529 0.8
2007-2008 3,500 4.1
2006-2007 3,357 4.6
2005-2006 3,203 3.7
2004-2005 3,084 1.7
2003-2004 3,031 2.2
2002-2003 2,963 1.8
2001-2002 2,910 2.5
2000-2001 2,836 3.3
1999-2000 2,743 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waunakee Community School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.5 4.3
Black 1.6 8.8
Hispanic 7.6 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 5.4
White 82.5 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, Waunakee Community School District had 350.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 146.29
Secondary: 179.23
Total: 350.70

Waunakee Community School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 14.44 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: 10.00
School Administrators: 14.44
School Administrative Support: 21.88
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 84.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 6.13
Student Support Services: 40.25
Other Support Services: 98.06


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 Waunakee Community School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arboretum Elementary427PK-4
Waunakee Community 4k School237PK-PK
Waunakee Heritage Elementary575PK-4
Waunakee High1,3469-12
Waunakee Intermediate6205-6
Waunakee Middle6817-8
Waunakee Prairie Elementary524PK-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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