Madison Metropolitan School District
Public school district · Dane County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5508520
Madison Metropolitan School District spent $17,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,856). Its 53 schools enrolled 25,155 students in 2024-25; 19.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,827 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Wisconsin's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Madison Metropolitan ranks 2.
Where the money came from
$558,432,000 in revenue: 19.0% state, 69.8% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $208,524,000 of capital outlay was $699,838,000, or $27,731 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$105,905,000 19%
- Local$389,923,000 70%
- Federal$62,604,000 11%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 190 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
25,237 students in 2022-23, 25,247 students in 2023-24, 25,155 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25,237 | 2001.2 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 25,247 | 1959.6 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 25,155 | 2099.5 | 12.0 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$164,895,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,534 per student
Madison Metropolitan School District booked $164,895,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,064 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $79,883 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 89 in 100 Wisconsin districts with a figure (state median $69,818, 412 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Wisconsin teacher salary at $60,453 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $105,849,000 | 64.2% |
| Special education | $44,714,000 | 27.1% |
| Vocational | $2,454,000 | 1.5% |
| Other programs | $11,878,000 | 7.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,809 in 2018-19, $5,942 in 2019-20, $5,902 in 2020-21, $6,390 in 2021-22, $6,534 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Madison Metropolitan School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 36% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Wisconsin | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 38% | 38% | 9,970 |
| Math | 36% | 40% | 9,994 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
86% of the 2,074 students in Madison Metropolitan School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 86% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 2,074 | 65,638 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
32 elementary schools, 11,751 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 631 | 12.0 | 29.2% | Not Title I |
| Leopold Elementary | 626 | 10.1 | 56.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Kennedy Elementary | 582 | 10.9 | 56.9% | Targeted program |
| Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School | 462 | 10.2 | 58.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Olson Elementary | 462 | 10.9 | 21.0% | Not Title I |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School | 455 | 10.5 | 50.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Stephens Elementary | 447 | 10.4 | 38.7% | Not Title I |
| Huegel Elementary | 417 | 10.8 | 34.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Elvehjem Elementary | 415 | 13.6 | 31.1% | Not Title I |
| Sandburg Elementary | 410 | 10.3 | 57.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Thoreau Elementary | 403 | 11.0 | 40.9% | Not Title I |
| Van Hise Elementary | 396 | 13.9 | 15.2% | Not Title I |
The other 20 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenk Elementary | 394 | 9.4 | 58.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Lincoln Elementary | 393 | 10.8 | 42.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Muir Elementary | 377 | 10.1 | 48.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Midvale Elementary | 372 | 10.5 | 38.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Shorewood Hills Elementary | 368 | 11.5 | 19.6% | Not Title I |
| Hawthorne Elementary | 360 | 10.2 | 66.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Allis Elementary | 336 | 9.7 | 75.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Lowell Elementary | 329 | 11.8 | 42.9% | Not Title I |
| Randall Elementary School | 320 | 14.8 | 23.8% | Not Title I |
| Nuestro Mundo | 311 | 11.1 | 36.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Franklin Elementary | 308 | 13.3 | 28.2% | Not Title I |
| Emerson Elementary | 297 | 10.0 | 48.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Crestwood Elementary | 293 | 11.8 | 23.2% | Not Title I |
| Lake View Elementary | 292 | 8.9 | 73.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Mendota Elementary | 282 | 9.6 | 72.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Orchard Ridge Elementary | 265 | 11.3 | 52.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Gompers Elementary | 217 | 9.1 | 45.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Lapham Elementary | 182 | 8.0 | 40.7% | Not Title I |
| Lindbergh Elementary | 180 | 9.9 | 77.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Marquette Elementary | 169 | 11.2 | 34.3% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
12 middle schools, 4,990 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle | 790 | 14.5 | 18.0% | Not Title I |
| Sennett Middle | 570 | 12.2 | 46.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Cherokee Heights Middle | 526 | 11.3 | 43.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Toki Middle | 487 | 9.9 | 41.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Jefferson Middle | 462 | 11.4 | 48.1% | Schoolwide program |
| O'Keeffe Middle | 434 | 11.7 | 39.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Whitehorse Middle | 415 | 12.7 | 54.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Sherman Middle | 400 | 11.0 | 60.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Black Hawk Middle | 300 | 8.7 | 64.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Spring Harbor Middle | 269 | 12.1 | 21.9% | Not Title I |
| James Wright Middle | 245 | 9.6 | 68.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Badger Rock Middle | 92 | 9.4 | 53.3% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
7 high schools, 7,783 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West High | 2,222 | 16.2 | 30.3% | Not Title I |
| Vel Phillips Memorial High | 2,004 | 15.8 | 38.0% | Not Title I |
| East High | 1,643 | 15.5 | 51.1% | Eligible, no program |
| LaFollette High | 1,541 | 14.8 | 51.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Innovative High | 138 | 7.9 | 71.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Capital High | 129 | 8.7 | 84.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Shabazz-City High | 106 | 7.3 | 43.4% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 other schools, 631 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K PK Off Site | 619 | 13.2 | 3.4% | Not Title I |
| Metro School | 12 | 2.0 | 41.7% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Madison Metropolitan School District
- Website: madison.k12.wi.us
- Phone: (608) 663-1879
- Office: 545 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53703
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Madison Metropolitan School District
- Wisconsin districts by spending per studentMadison Metropolitan School District ranks 6 of 190 Wisconsin districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,411).#6 of 190
- Every school district in WisconsinMadison Metropolitan School District is the number 2 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 25,237 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 451
- Milwaukee Public SchoolsThe next larger Wisconsin district: 67,500 students in fall 2022, $18,815 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,815
- Kenosha Unified School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 19,069 students in fall 2022, $14,636 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,636
- Compare Madison Metropolitan School District with Milwaukee Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- West High, its largest high school2,222 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.2,222
- Teacher salary spending across WisconsinMadison Metropolitan School District spent $79,883 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $69,818); spending, not a salary.$79,883
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Madison Metropolitan School District
How many schools and students are in Madison Metropolitan School District?
53 schools were open in 2024-25 (32 elementary, 12 middle, 7 high, 2 other), enrolling 25,155 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Madison Metropolitan School District spend per student?
$17,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Wisconsin median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,856 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,827 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Madison Metropolitan School District's money come from?
$558,432,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.0% state, 69.8% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Madison Metropolitan School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,947 of the 31,256 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Madison Metropolitan School District spend on teacher salaries?
$164,895,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,534 per student. Divided by the 2,064 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,883 per teacher, more than 89 in 100 Wisconsin districts (state median $69,818). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Wisconsin teacher salary at $60,453 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Madison Metropolitan School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Madison Metropolitan School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 36% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Madison Metropolitan School District?
86% of the 2,074 students in Madison Metropolitan School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Madison Metropolitan School District's NCES district ID?
5508520. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25