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Wisconsin Department of Corrections

NCES agency ID 5500035 · State operated agency

At a glance

Reported students

159

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

33

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

4.9:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$8,439

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$7,638

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

06–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
173
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
4.9:1

What current records say about Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Wisconsin Department of Corrections operates 33 current public-school records serving grades 06–12 in Madison, Wisconsin. NCES reports 159 students and 32.5 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Wisconsin agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 3 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $8,439 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,638 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 2 of 2 in Wisconsin. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

Reported needs and resources

Students with disabilities (IDEA)
39.3%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
32.5
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$1,654,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Madison, Wisconsin

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 43.1057, -89.3386

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White11.9%
  • Hispanic9.4%
  • Black74.2%
  • Asian0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native3.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
  • Multiracial0%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Wisconsin Department of Corrections

33 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 33 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Copper Lake SchoolHigh07–121418.7:1
DOC: Black River Correctional CtrHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent FacilityHigh09–1200:1
DOC: Columbia Correctional InstitutionHigh11–1262:1
DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional CenterHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent erHigh07–120Not reported
DOC: Flambeau Correctional CenterHigh09–120Not reported
DOC: Fox Lake Correctional InstitutionHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: Green Bay Correctional InstitutionHigh11–121919:1
DOC: Jackson Correctional InstitutionHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: John Burke Correctional CenterHigh09–120Not reported
DOC: Kettle Moraine Correctional Institu tionHigh12–123417:1
DOC: Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake SchoolHigh06–12386.1:1
DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention FacilityHigh12–1242:1
DOC: New Lisbon Correctional FacilityHigh09–121Not reported
DOC: Oakhill Correctional InstitutionHigh12–1200:1
DOC: Oshkosh Correctional InstitutionHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: Prairie du Chien Correctional Insti tutionHigh12–1200:1
DOC: Racine Correctional InstitutionHigh11–1222:1
DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al FacilityHigh11–123216:1
DOC: Redgranite Correctional InstitutionHigh12–1200:1
DOC: Robert E Ellsworth Correctional Cen terHigh12–120Not reported
DOC: St. Croix Correctional CenterHigh07–120Not reported
DOC: Stanley Correctional InstitutionHigh09–1200:1