Public schools in Sussex, WI
Sussex has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,424 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Hamilton School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Sussex's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Sussex | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton School District | 5 | 5,106 | $13,215 |
| Richmond School District | 1 | 407 | $12,646 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Sussex, 1,577 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton High | 1,577 | 17.6 | 10.2% | Hamilton |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Sussex, 1,524 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton Middle | 766 | 15.5 | 11.5% | Hamilton |
| Silver Spring Intermediate | 758 | 16.9 | 9.9% | Hamilton |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Sussex, 1,323 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Avenue Elementary | 457 | 15.4 | 16.2% | Hamilton |
| Woodside Elementary | 456 | 15.3 | 8.6% | Hamilton |
| Richmond Elementary | 410 | 15.7 | 0.2% | Richmond |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Sussex's public schools compare with Wisconsin's
The median Sussex school has 15.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 608 students (state 307).
| Sussex | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.6 | 13.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 608 | 307 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 26% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Sussex schools and the 2,148 Wisconsin schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Sussex
- Hamilton School DistrictRuns 5 of Sussex's 6 public schools and spent $13,215 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,215
- Hamilton High, the largest high school in Sussex1,577 students in 2024-25, 17.6 per teacher.1,577
- Compare Hamilton School District with Richmond School DistrictSussex's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWisconsin's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Sussex addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Sussex
How many public schools are in Sussex, WI?
6 public schools with an address in Sussex were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,424 students.What is the largest high school in Sussex?
Hamilton High, with 1,577 students in 2024-25 (Hamilton School District).Which districts run Sussex's schools?
Hamilton School District (5 schools), Richmond School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25