Total enrollment
9,355
-219 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Janesville School District
Wisconsin · 9,355 students · 1 city
Janesville School District is a public-school district inside Wisconsin, running 23 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 9,355 students, broken out as 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Janesville School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Janesville School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #187 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,355 | #10 of 290 | #989 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #10 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #77 of 290 | #2,447 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.3% | #36 of 289 | #3,693 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #36 of 177 | #2,797 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 Janesville School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Roosevelt Elementary at 73.6% proficient to Parker High at 28.8%, a gap of 44.9 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 10,127 to 9,355 students (down 8%) and from 741 to 752 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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.
About Janesville School District
Across 23 schools, Janesville School District enrolls about 9,355 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Janesville School District comprises 13 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 407 in this district, above the Wisconsin typical of 370.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Janesville School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,574 students to 9,355. Janesville School District now counts 22 public schools, down from 23 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Janesville School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.