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Madison Metropolitan School District
A public school district in Madison, Wisconsin, with 54 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 25,155
- Students enrolled
- 2,167
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,231.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,411
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 25,155 in 2024–25
- Ranks 275th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,411 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Madison Metropolitan School District spent $18,827 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,922 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,827 | $475.3 million | 25,247 |
| FY2023 | $17,411 | $439.4 million | 25,237 |
| FY2022 | $17,181 | $438.1 million | 25,497 |
| FY2021 | $15,324 | $400.7 million | 26,151 |
| FY2020 | $15,328 | $411.4 million | 26,842 |
| FY2019 | $15,222 | $409.7 million | 26,917 |
| FY2018 | $14,444 | $389.5 million | 26,968 |
| FY2017 | $14,179 | $382.8 million | 26,999 |
| FY2016 | $13,492 | $365.8 million | 27,112 |
| FY2015 | $13,364 | $364.5 million | 27,274 |
| FY2014 | $13,194 | $358.7 million | 27,185 |
| FY2013 | $12,791 | $346.8 million | 27,112 |
| FY2012 | $12,445 | $333.7 million | 26,817 |
| FY2011 | $13,287 | $329.6 million | 24,806 |
| FY2010 | $13,098 | $322.6 million | 24,628 |
| FY2009 | $12,688 | $310.8 million | 24,496 |
| FY2008 | $12,612 | $311.1 million | 24,670 |
| FY2007 | $12,355 | $305.9 million | 24,755 |
| FY2006 | $12,326 | $301.4 million | 24,452 |
| FY2005 | $11,922 | $296.8 million | 24,894 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $62.6 million | 11.2% |
| State | $105.9 million | 19.0% |
| Local | $389.9 million | 69.8% |
| Total | $558.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
54 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5508520
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Wisconsin — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Wisconsin — A to Z, each with its page.
- Wisconsin on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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