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Madison, Wisconsin Private Schools (Closed)

Acton Academy Madison West

Gr: K-6

Avg. class size: 14 students

4100 Nakoma Road, Suite 100

Madison, WI 53711

(608) 535-1085

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Walbridge School

Gr: 4-12 | 15 students

Avg. class size: 6 students

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7035 Old Sauk Road

Madison, WI 53717

(608) 833-1338

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Madison, WI Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+32.4% (+11 schools) 10-yr

6,984

Students

+44.8% (+2,162 students) 10-yr

$11,306

Avg. Tuition

+53.3% (+$3,933) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-5.9% (-1 student) 10-yr

22%

Students of Color

+15.8% (+3.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+8.3% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Madison)

This State (WI)

# Schools

45 Schools

954 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Madison, WI Total Schools
2025	45
2024	46
2023	43
2022	41
2021	42
2020	42
2019	39
2018	39
2017	37
2016	35
2015	34

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# Students

6,984 Students

147,319 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	174	166	179
2024	171	161	172
2023	171	153	174
2022	181	164	185
2021	177	162	180
2020	172	152	171
2019	160	149	175
2018	157	147	172
2017	160	154	180
2016	156	152	178
2015	161	147	167

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% Students of Color

22%

35%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	22%	35%	34%
2024	22%	35%	34%
2023	23%	34%	33%
2022	24%	31%	33%
2021	23%	31%	32%
2020	22%	31%	32%
2019	17%	31%	31%
2018	17%	30%	31%
2017	23%	30%	32%
2016	21%	30%	32%
2015	19%	30%	32%

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0.59

0.66

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	0.59	0.66	0.65
2024	0.58	0.66	0.65
2023	0.60	0.65	0.65
2022	0.56	0.63	0.64
2021	0.56	0.63	0.64
2020	0.55	0.63	0.64
2019	0.52	0.61	0.63
2018	0.51	0.60	0.63
2017	0.50	0.56	0.61
2016	0.49	0.57	0.61
2015	0.48	0.57	0.61

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# American Indian Students

16 Students

897 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

305 Students

3,565 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	5%	2%	5%
2024	5%	2%	5%
2023	6%	3%	5%
2022	5%	3%	4%
2021	5%	4%	4%
2020	5%	3%	4%
2019	4%	2%	4%
2018	4%	2%	4%
2017	4%	2%	4%
2016	5%	2%	4%
2015	5%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

465 Students

17,428 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	7%	12%	9%
2024	7%	12%	9%
2023	5%	9%	9%
2022	6%	8%	8%
2021	6%	8%	9%
2020	6%	8%	9%
2019	4%	8%	8%
2018	4%	8%	8%
2017	3%	6%	8%
2016	3%	6%	8%
2015	3%	6%	8%

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# Black Students

241 Students

20,225 Students

% Black Students

13%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	3%	13%	7%
2024	4%	14%	7%
2023	3%	15%	8%
2022	4%	13%	7%
2021	4%	13%	7%
2020	4%	14%	8%
2019	4%	12%	7%
2018	4%	12%	7%
2017	3%	11%	7%
2016	3%	11%	7%
2015	3%	12%	8%

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# White Students

4,047 Students

79,460 Students

% White Students

58%

53%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	59%	53%	52%
2024	59%	53%	52%
2023	55%	53%	52%
2022	62%	56%	54%
2021	62%	56%	54%
2020	63%	57%	54%
2019	65%	59%	56%
2018	67%	59%	56%
2017	67%	63%	58%
2016	68%	63%	58%
2015	70%	63%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

18 Students

294 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,844 Students

29,420 Students

% of Others Students

27%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	26%	19%	26%
2024	25%	18%	26%
2023	31%	20%	25%
2022	23%	20%	25%
2021	23%	19%	25%
2020	22%	18%	24%
2019	23%	18%	24%
2018	21%	18%	23%
2017	23%	17%	22%
2016	21%	17%	22%
2015	19%	16%	21%

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# Teachers

540 Teachers

11,475 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	13:1	13:1	11:1
2024	13:1	13:1	11:1
2023	12:1	13:1	11:1
2022	12:1	13:1	11:1
2021	12:1	13:1	11:1
2020	12:1	13:1	12:1
2019	12:1	13:1	12:1
2018	12:1	13:1	12:1
2017	12:1	13:1	12:1
2016	13:1	13:1	12:1
2015	12:1	14:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

38%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	64%	39%	55%
2024	64%	39%	54%
2023	59%	38%	54%
2022	63%	38%	54%
2021	63%	37%	54%
2020	63%	37%	54%
2019	54%	36%	53%
2018	54%	36%	53%
2017	49%	36%	53%
2016	50%	35%	52%
2015	59%	35%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	16	16	15
2024	16	15	15
2023	17	16	15
2022	16	16	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	16	15
2019	16	16	15
2018	16	16	15
2017	16	16	15
2016	17	16	15
2015	17	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	18	12	13
2024	11	10	12
2023	7	9	11
2022	11	10	11
2021	10	9	11
2020	10	8	11
2019	10	8	11
2018	10	7	11
2017	10	7	10
2016	9	7	10
2015	7	7	10

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	27	24	26
2024	27	24	26
2023	27	24	26
2022	26	24	26
2021	26	24	26
2020	26	24	25
2019	26	24	25
2018	26	24	25
2017	26	24	25
2016	26	24	25
2015	26	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,306

$7,434

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	$11,151	$7,693	$15,012
2024	$8,802	$5,174	$13,254
2023	$8,651	$5,036	$12,626
2022	$7,222	$4,501	$12,187
2021	$7,222	$4,507	$11,800
2020	$7,100	$4,494	$11,512
2019	$7,301	$4,526	$11,293
2018	$6,581	$4,293	$11,017
2017	$6,784	$4,337	$10,708
2016	$7,231	$4,253	$10,356
2015	$7,373	$4,242	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$2,420

$1,173

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	$2,420	$1,573	$1,152
2024	$2,420	$1,572	$1,128
2023	$2,420	$1,454	$1,156

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	35%	35%	34%
2024	35%	35%	34%
2023	31%	33%	34%
2022	33%	33%	33%
2021	33%	33%	33%
2020	33%	32%	32%
2019	31%	31%	31%
2018	31%	31%	30%
2017	31%	31%	30%
2016	30%	29%	29%
2015	29%	26%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,000

$2,595

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	$2,350	$2,646	$7,073
2024	$2,242	$2,612	$6,930
2023	$2,058	$3,609	$6,469
2022	$3,050	$2,251	$6,289
2021	$3,050	$2,175	$6,055
2020	$3,050	$2,115	$5,921
2019	$3,350	$2,146	$5,795
2018	$3,350	$1,889	$5,456
2017	$4,025	$1,959	$5,319
2016	$4,025	$1,895	$5,105
2015	$2,500	$1,812	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$1 million

$26.73 million

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Endowment Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	$200 M	$34 M	$39 M
2024	$1 M	$24 M	$39 M
2023	$1 M	$24 M	$39 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

79%

90%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Madison, WI Avg	Wisconsin (WI)	National
2025	79%	89%	81%
2024	90%	93%	85%
2023	82%	93%	85%
2022	93%	95%	85%
2021	93%	95%	85%
2020	93%	94%	85%
2019	88%	94%	85%
2018	88%	94%	85%
2017	88%	94%	85%
2016	95%	94%	85%
2015	98%	95%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Madison, WI?

The private schools in Madison, WI include Blessed Sacrament School, Edgewood Campus School, and Hickory Hill Academy.

How many private schools are located in Madison?

45 private schools are located in Madison.

How much do private schools cost in Madison?

The average tuition cost is $11,306, which is higher than the Wisconsin private school average tuition cost of $7,434.

How diverse are private schools in Madison?

Madison private schools are approximately 22% minority students, which is lower than the Wisconsin private school average of 35%.

What percentage of students in Madison go to private school?

20% of all K-12 students in Madison are educated in private schools (compared to the WI state average of 15%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Madison?

51% of private schools in Madison are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Madison are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Madison include: Charis Classical Academy vs. Abundant Life Christian School, Operation Fresh Start vs. Wingra School, Wings To Soar Online Academy vs. Wingra School

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