Waunakee Community 4K School

Located at 905 Bethel Cir, in Waunakee, Wisconsin, Waunakee Community 4K School is an intimate primary school that instructs 249 students (grade pre-K), run under Waunakee Community School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Waunakee Community 4K School sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Waunakee Community School District (4,415 students total), Waunakee Community 4K School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Waunakee Community 4K School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waunakee Community 4K School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 6% of students at Waunakee Community 4K School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dane County put median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waunakee Community 4K School is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

Arboretum Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waunakee Community 4K School has contracted 5%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.1:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Waunakee Community 4K School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.