Total enrollment
2,735
-17 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Stoughton Area School District
Wisconsin · 2,735 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside Stoughton Area School District comes to roughly 2,735 students across 6 schools (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Stoughton Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Stoughton Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #132 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,735 | #75 of 290 | #3,517 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #90 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #63 of 290 | #2,269 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 26.9% | #200 of 289 | #6,910 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #81 of 177 | #4,374 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 Stoughton Area School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Fox Prairie Elementary at 67.3% proficient to Stoughton High at 46.0%, a gap of 21.3 points. That is the 65th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,028 to 2,561 students (down 15%) and from 223 to 215 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton High | Stoughton | High | 09-12 | 834 |
| River Bluff Middle | Stoughton | Middle | 06-08 | 569 |
| Fox Prairie Elementary | Stoughton | Elementary | KG-05 | 443 |
| Sandhill Elementary | Stoughton | Elementary | KG-05 | 411 |
| Kegonsa Elementary | Stoughton | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| SASD 4K | Stoughton | Elementary | PK-PK | 174 |
About Stoughton Area School District
Stoughton Area School District runs 6 public schools across Wisconsin, collectively enrolling roughly 2,735 students.
For a sense of the school types, Stoughton Area School District is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 456 in this district, higher than the Wisconsin typical of 370.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 2,752 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,735 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Stoughton Area School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.