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Wisconsin Department of Corrections, WI: schools, enrollment and spending

Wisconsin Department of Corrections runs 33 public schools with 159 students in grades 6 to 12. Its ratio of 5.0 students per teacher is 9.0 lower than the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools: 33
Students: 159
Teachers (FTE): 32
Students per teacher: 5.0; WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3

Address: 3099 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Phone: (608)240-5900
County: Dane County
Locale: Rural: Distant
Grades offered: 6 to 12
Agency type: State agency
NCES district ID: 5500035
State district ID: WI-7000
Total staff (FTE): 39
School counselors (FTE): 1.0About 159 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 4.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district5.0

Wisconsin14.0

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (101), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $1.8 million
Federal revenue: $0
State revenue: $1.8 million
Local revenue: $0
Total spending: $1.8 million
Spending per pupil: $18,010
Salaries: $1.2 million64.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $0

Where revenue came from

State: 100.0%

Wisconsin overall

Federal: 8.3%
State: 45.0%
Local: 46.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,010

Wisconsin$16,827

United States$16,826

Schools in Wisconsin Department of Corrections

By level: 33 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Copper Lake School	High	7 to 12	14
DOC: Black River Correctional Ctr	High	12	0
DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility	High	9 to 12	0
DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution	High	11 to 12	6	2.0
DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center	High	12	0
DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent er	High	7 to 12	0
DOC: Flambeau Correctional Center	High	9 to 12	0
DOC: Fox Lake Correctional Institution	High	12	0
DOC: Green Bay Correctional Institution	High	11 to 12	19	19.0
DOC: Jackson Correctional Institution	High	12	0
DOC: John Burke Correctional Center	High	9 to 12	0
DOC: Kettle Moraine Correctional Institu tion	High	12	34	17.0
DOC: Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake School	High	6 to 12	38	6.3
DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility	High	12	4	2.0
DOC: New Lisbon Correctional Facility	High	9 to 12	1
DOC: Oakhill Correctional Institution	High	12	0
DOC: Oshkosh Correctional Institution	High	12	0
DOC: Prairie du Chien Correctional Insti tution	High	12	0
DOC: Racine Correctional Institution	High	11 to 12	2	2.0
DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility	High	11 to 12	32	16.0
DOC: Redgranite Correctional Institution	High	12	0
DOC: Robert E Ellsworth Correctional Cen ter	High	12	0
DOC: St. Croix Correctional Center	High	7 to 12	0
DOC: Stanley Correctional Institution	High	9 to 12	0
DOC: Taycheedah Correctional Institution	High	11 to 12	1	0.5
DOC: Thompson Correctional Center	High	7 to 12	0
DOC: Waupun Correctional Institution	High	12	1	1.0
DOC: Wisconsin Secure Program Facility	High	12	2	1.0
Gordon Correctional Center	High	7 to 12	0
Grow Academy	High	6 to 12	5	5.0
McNaughton Correctional Center	High	7 to 12	0
Oregon Correctional Center	High	7 to 12	0
Winnebago Correctional Center	High	12	0

Nearby and related

Other districts in Dane County

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Sun Prairie Area School District 8,596 students
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Waunakee Community School District 4,415 students
De Forest Area School District 4,246 students
Oregon School District 4,186 students
Monona Grove School District 3,672 students
Stoughton Area School District 2,735 students
Mount Horeb Area School District 2,298 students
Marshall School District 964 students
Belleville School District 936 students
Wisconsin Heights School District 788 students
Deerfield Community School District 730 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.