Total enrollment
8,549
+1,459 (+21%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Sun Prairie Area School District
Wisconsin · 8,549 students · 1 city
Sun Prairie Area School District's public schools, 16 in all, serve about 8,549 K-12 students inside Wisconsin, an average of 534 per school.
4-year change in Sun Prairie Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
+2 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sun Prairie Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #185 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,549 | #12 of 290 | #1,092 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #16 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #74 of 290 | #2,382 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.1% | #155 of 289 | #6,320 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #10 of 177 | #838 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 Sun Prairie Area School District
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Eastside Elementary at 69.8% proficient to Westside Elementary at 27.3%, a gap of 42.4 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 7,265 to 5,791 students (down 20%) and from 505 to 490 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie East High | Sun Prairie | High | 09-12 | 1,340 |
| Sun Prairie West High | Sun Prairie | High | 09-12 | 1,325 |
| Prairie View Middle | Sun Prairie | Middle | 06-08 | 699 |
| Patrick Marsh Middle | Sun Prairie | Middle | 06-08 | 581 |
| Central Heights Middle | Sun Prairie | Middle | 06-08 | 560 |
| Token Springs Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 472 |
| Northside Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 |
| Westside Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 434 |
| Royal Oaks Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 |
| Eastside Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 408 |
| Meadow View Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 |
| Creekside Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 394 |
| Horizon Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 345 |
| C H Bird Elementary | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-05 | 333 |
| Sun Prairie Four Kids | Sun Prairie | Elementary | PK-PK | 297 |
| Prairie Phoenix Academy | Sun Prairie | High | 09-12 | 88 |
About Sun Prairie Area School District
Sun Prairie Area School District is a compact Wisconsin school district running 16 schools with combined enrollment near 8,549.
On the school-mix side, Sun Prairie Area School District spans 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Sun Prairie Area School District runs about 534 students per school, 44% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 370.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,549 students, rose 21% from the 7,090 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 14 to 16 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Sun Prairie Area School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.