Total enrollment
3,515
-133 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Elkhorn Area School District
Wisconsin · 3,515 students · 1 city
Elkhorn Area School District reports 7 public K-12 schools and approximately 3,515 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 502.
4-year change in Elkhorn Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elkhorn Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #41 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,515 | #57 of 290 | #2,759 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #55 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #278 of 290 | #6,334 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 31.8% | #166 of 289 | #6,453 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #90 of 177 | #4,549 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Elkhorn Area School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Tibbets Elementary at 80.7% proficient to Elkhorn Area Middle at 56.2%, a gap of 24.5 points. That is the 49th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,513 to 3,515 students (unchanged) and from 190 to 222 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Area High | Elkhorn | High | 09-12 | 953 |
| Elkhorn Area Middle | Elkhorn | Middle | 06-08 | 659 |
| Jackson Elementary | Elkhorn | Elementary | PK-05 | 485 |
| Tibbets Elementary | Elkhorn | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| West Side Elementary | Elkhorn | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| Elkhorn Options Virtual School | Elkhorn | Combined | PK-12 | 335 |
| Career and College Academy | Elkhorn | High | 06-12 | 246 |
About Elkhorn Area School District
As a small district in Wisconsin, Elkhorn Area School District hosts 3,515 students across 7 schools.
On the school-mix side, Elkhorn Area School District covers 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Elkhorn Area School District runs about 502 students per school, 36% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 370.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 4%: 3,648 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,515 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Elkhorn Area School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.