School District Names and Types

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District Names

Naming standards for public school districts are found in Chapter 115, Wisconsin statutes, as follows:

115.01(5)(a)1.	Each school district shall be known by the designation "School District of" followed by the name of the municipllities in which any high schools operated by the district lie.
115.01(5)(a)2.	A school district which does not operate a high school shall be known by number and by the name of the municipalities in which it lies.
115.01(5)(b)	A school board may by resolution designate a different name for the school district if the revised name contains the words "school district".

Recent Name Changes (doc) - posted January 2011
District Legal Names (xls) - posted January 2011
Wisconsin School Districts - Legal Names and Locations - historical document published 1994 (pdf)

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District Types

Classifications of public school districts are identified in Chapter 115, Wisconsin statutes,, as follows:

115.01(3)

School districts. The school district is the territorial unit for school administration. School districts are classified as common, union high, unified and 1st class city school districts. A joint school district is one the territory of which is not wholly in one municipality.

Public School Districts by Type (xls) - posted January 2011
Patterns of Government for Wisconsin School Disticts - historical document published 1994 (pdf)

For questions about this information, contact Janice S. Zmrazek (608) 266-2803

Last updated on 1/6/2011 12:23:44 PM