Total enrollment
4,415
+111 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Waunakee Community School District
Wisconsin · 4,415 students · 1 city
Waunakee Community School District's public-school footprint covers 7 schools with combined enrollment of about 4,415 students, averaging 631 per school.
4-year change in Waunakee Community 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 Waunakee Community School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #15 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,415 | #40 of 290 | #2,198 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #67 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #82 of 290 | #2,497 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 9.3% | #280 of 289 | #7,969 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #93 of 177 | #4,608 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 Waunakee Community School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Arboretum Elementary at 78.2% proficient to Waunakee High at 62.7%, a gap of 15.5 points. That is the 87th 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 4,252 to 4,415 students (up 4%) and from 308 to 357 full-time teachers (up 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waunakee High | Waunakee | High | 09-12 | 1,335 |
| Waunakee Middle | Waunakee | Middle | 07-08 | 667 |
| Waunakee Intermediate | Waunakee | Middle | 05-06 | 661 |
| Waunakee Heritage Elementary | Waunakee | Elementary | PK-04 | 537 |
| Waunakee Prairie Elementary | Waunakee | Elementary | KG-04 | 531 |
| Arboretum Elementary | Waunakee | Elementary | PK-04 | 435 |
| Waunakee Community 4K School | Waunakee | Elementary | PK-PK | 249 |
About Waunakee Community School District
Across 7 schools, Waunakee Community School District hosts about 4,415 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the school-mix side, Waunakee Community School District is made up of 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Waunakee Community School District is about 631, noticeably above the Wisconsin average of roughly 370.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 3%: 4,304 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,415 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Waunakee Community School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.