Public schools in Verona, WI
Verona has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,825 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Verona Area School District runs 9 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Verona's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Verona | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Area School District | 9 | 5,827 | $15,445 |
| Madison Metropolitan School District | 1 | 25,237 | $17,411 |
| Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | 1 | 7,263 | $14,035 |
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 Verona, 1,820 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Area High | 1,820 | 15.2 | 21.8% | Verona Area |
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.
One middle school in Verona, 776 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Ridge Middle | 776 | 12.6 | 21.8% | Verona Area |
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.
8 elementary schools in Verona, 2,937 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Elementary | 645 | 12.3 | 24.8% | Verona Area |
| Olson Elementary | 462 | 10.9 | 21.0% | Madison Metropolitan |
| Glacier Edge Elementary | 462 | 12.0 | 26.4% | Verona Area |
| Core Knowledge Charter School | 417 | 18.2 | 8.6% | Verona Area |
| Country View Elementary | 382 | 11.3 | 26.4% | Verona Area |
| West Middleton Elementary | 334 | 10.8 | 13.8% | Middleton-Cross Plains Area |
| New Century School | 122 | 15.3 | 5.7% | Verona Area |
| Verona Area International School | 113 | 14.1 | 3.5% | Verona Area |
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.
One other school in Verona, 292 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Area K4 | 292 | 29.2 | 1.0% | Verona Area |
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 Verona's public schools compare with Wisconsin's
The median Verona school has 12.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 417 students (state 307).
| Verona | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.6 | 13.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 417 | 307 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 26% |
| Charter schools | 27% | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Verona 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 Verona
- Verona Area School DistrictRuns 9 of Verona's 11 public schools and spent $15,445 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,445
- Verona Area High, the largest high school in Verona1,820 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.1,820
- Compare Verona Area School District with Madison Metropolitan School DistrictVerona'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 Verona 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 Verona
How many public schools are in Verona, WI?
11 public schools with an address in Verona were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,825 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Verona?
Verona Area High, with 1,820 students in 2024-25 (Verona Area School District).Which districts run Verona's schools?
Verona Area School District (9 schools), Madison Metropolitan School District (1 school), Middleton-Cross Plains Area 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