Total enrollment
25,155
-1,813 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District
Wisconsin · 25,155 students · 3 cities
Madison Metropolitan School District runs 54 public K-12 schools inside Wisconsin, with combined enrollment around 25,155 (33 elementary, 13 middle, and 7 high).
7-year change in Madison Metropolitan School District
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
53
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
39%
was 43%
% Hispanic
26%
was 21%
% Black
18%
was 18%
% Asian
7%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Madison Metropolitan School District
Madison Metropolitan School District is a moderately sized Wisconsin school district running 54 campuses with combined enrollment near 25,155.
In terms of grade levels, Madison Metropolitan School District covers 33 elementary, 13 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Madison Metropolitan School District is about 466, meaningfully above the Wisconsin average of roughly 370.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 7%: 26,968 students in SY 2017-18 versus 25,155 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Madison Metropolitan School District opened 1 school, going from 52 to 53. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 26% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Madison Metropolitan School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.