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Waunakee, WI
Public School Ratings




Waunakee Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Waunakee Community School District details

Waunakee Community School District
905 Bethel Cir
Waunakee, WI 53597

4,410 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Waunakee Community School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.3% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
75%
52%
73%
51%
76%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arboretum Elementary School
1350 Arboretum Dr
Waunakee, WI, 53597
PK-04
Waunakee Community 4k School
905 Bethel Cir
Waunakee, WI, 53597
PK-PK
Waunakee Heritage Elementary School
501 South St
Waunakee, WI, 53597
PK-04
Waunakee High School
301 Community Dr
Waunakee, WI, 53597
09-12
Waunakee Intermediate School
6273 Woodland Dr
Waunakee, WI, 53597
05-06
Waunakee Middle School
1001 South St
Waunakee, WI, 53597
07-08
Waunakee Prairie Elementary School
700 N Madison St
Waunakee, WI, 53597
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.6% 70.0%
Black 1.7% 9.3%
Hispanic 8.0% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 8.3% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 6.9% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,920 $34,928,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $715 $3,151,000 4.8%
Staff $983 $4,337,000 6.6%
General Administration $291 $1,285,000 2.0%
School Administration $877 $3,866,000 5.9%
Operation $1,153 $5,083,000 7.8%
Transportation $297 $1,308,000 2.0%
Other $845 $3,727,000 5.7%
Total Support $5,160 $22,757,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,787 $7,881,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $14,868 $65,566,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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