Kettle Moraine School District

Kettle Moraine School District
Kettle Moraine School District office
Address
563 A.J. Allen Circle
Wisconsin, 53183
United States
Coordinates43°1′1″N 88°22′34″W / 43.01694°N 88.37611°W / 43.01694; -88.37611
District information
GradesPK–12[1]
Schools12[1]
NCES District ID5503510[1]
Students and staff
Students3,421 (2023–24)[1]
Teachers231.89 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.75:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.kmsd.edu

Kettle Moraine School District is a school district headquartered in Wales, Wisconsin.[2]

The district, mostly in Waukesha County, includes: all of Dousman, almost all of Wales, much of Delafield, a portion of Summit, and a small portion of North Prairie. The Waukesha County portion includes sections of the towns of Genesee and Ottawa.[3] A portion of the district extends into Town of Sullivan, Jefferson County.[4]

History

In 1968 there was a $3,130,000 bond proposal.[5]

Eight persons in the Kettle Moraine Estates subdivision had requested that the subdivision should become a part of this district in a petition they signed. Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) No. 16's Agency School Committee ruled in 1968 that the subdivision should stay in its previous school district.[6]

In July 2022 the school board enacted a policy that prevented employees from having flags in their rooms indicating political movements and which prevented them from indicating what pronouns they prefer using in their e-mail signatures. The board clarified that LGBT pride flags are included in the ban. Students are still allowed to use both.[7] The policy was criticized for targeting "attacks at specific viewpoints, like LGBT communities, or welcome and safe spaces to students of color", and over 13,000 people signed a petition to oppose the policy.[8]

Schools

source:[9]

Secondary


Elementary
  • Cushing Elementary School
  • Dousman Elementary School
  • Kettle Moraine Explore
  • Magee Elementary School
  • Wales Elementary School

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kettle Moraine School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Home". Kettle Moraine School District. Retrieved July 31, 2022. 563 A.J. Allen Circle Wales, WI 53183
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Waukesha County, WI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.Text list Archived July 31, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, WI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.Text list
  5. ^ Plumb, Chris (July 15, 1968). "KMHS Voters Face $3 Million Plan". Waukesha Daily Freeman. Waukesha, Wisconsin. p. 2.Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No Detachment For KM Estates". Waukesha Daily Freeman. Waukesha, Wisconsin. December 18, 1968. p. 2.Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bohr, Nick (July 29, 2022). "Kettle Moraine school board bans pronouns and flags". WISN-TV. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wisconsin School Board Votes in Favor of Pride Flag Ban". The Associated Press. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Search for Public Schools - district schools". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2025.