|
Located in the south central portion of the state, Madison, Wisconsin is the 2nd largest city and home to the University of Wisconsin and is the State Capitol of Wisconsin. The City of Madison includes lakes, 13 city beaches, 208 parks and 4,700 acres of parkland. Madison is located within Dane County, which has 35 lakes and 19 parks. Milwaukee is 72 miles east and Chicago is 140 miles southeast.
Over the past several years, Madison has been recognized as one of the best places to live in America: Money magazine named it the best place to live in America and ranked Madison’s schools #1 among the nation’s 300 largest metro areas. Outside magazine calls it a “Dream Town”. USA Today listed Madison among the top 10 cities to live. Zero Population Growth ranks Madison as the healthiest city in the country to raise children and Ladies Home Journal gave Madison schools a score of 100% when it ranked Madison the “best place for women to work”. The business magazine Expansion Management gave Madison Schools it perfect ranking among 1,000+ schools nationwide for its demonstrated ability to graduate successful students.
The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school system in Wisconsin and has a student population of over 26,000 students in 31 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 5 high schools, and several alternative programs, a total staff of over 5,900 and as operating budget of $325 million. The District has a 46% minority student population. The Madison Metropolitan School District has schools at elementary, middle and high school levels rated as National Schools of Excellence.
For additional information contact the following website: Madison Metropolitan School District – www.madison.k12.wi.us
|
|
