Sauk Prairie School District

Sauk Prairie School District
Address
440 13th Street Prairie du Sac , Sauk County , Wisconsin, 53578 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K/K–12
Superintendent	Jeff Wright
School board	Seven members
Chair of the board	Jim Isaacson
Schools	Elementary four, Middle one, High one
NCES District ID	5513410 [1]
Students and staff
Students	2,686 (2023-2024) [1]
Other information
Website	www.saukprairieschools.org

The Sauk Prairie School District is a school district based in Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin. It serves the villages of Sauk City, Prairie du Sac, Merrimac, and the surrounding rural area.

The district administers four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, for a total of six schools.

Schools

Sauk Prairie High School in 2025

School	Year built	Description
Sauk Prairie High School	1965	Built in 1965 and extensively renovated in 2020. [2] The building includes the "River Arts Center", a community theater.
Sauk Prairie Middle School	1968	[3]
Tower Rock Elementary School
Merrimac Community School
Grand Avenue Elementary School
Bridges Elementary School	2014	[4]

Former schools

Old Sauk City High School building

• Sauk City High School, closed in 1970s and building remains extant. ^[5]
• Spruce Street Elementary School, closed in 2014. ^[6]

Leadership

The current superintendent is Jeff Wright, who accepted the position on September 1, 2019. ^[7] Previously he was the assistant superintendent since 2012.

Board of education

The district is run by a seven-member school board. Members are elected in April for staggered three-year terms. Board seats are divided geographically to represent both the rural area of the district and the part inside the villages of Sauk Prairie. ^[8]

Position	Name	Area Represents	Assumed office	Term ends	Electoral history	Refs
President	Jim Isaacson	Village of Merrimac, Towns of Caledonia, Merrimac, & West Point		2027		[8]
Vice President	John Hutchins	Towns of Franklin, Honey Creek, & Troy		2027		[8]
Board Clerk	Richard Talmage	Towns of Prairie du Sac & Sumpter		2025		[8]
Treasurer	Amy Alt	Towns of Berry, Dane, Mazomanie, Roxbury, & Springfield		2026		[8]
Director	Vacant	Villages of Sauk Prairie	2025	2027	Tyler Erickson was reelected in 2025, but resigned shortly after the election. He served since 2019.	[8] [9]
Director & Deputry Clerk	Holly Walker	Villages of Sauk Prairie		2026		[8]
Director & Deputy Treasurer	Rich Judge	Villages of Sauk Prairie		2027		[8]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sauk Prairie School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
2. "Sauk Prairie School District | Construction Portfolio". Kraemer Brothers. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
3. Luedke, Autumn (2019-03-06). "Sauk Prairie Middle School celebrates 50 years". Wiscnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
4. Lamoreaux, Kim (2014-09-17). "Work starts on school buildings". Wiscnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
5. "This School Building in WI was abandoned mid-1970s". Historic Structures. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
6. Lamoreaux, Kim (2015-08-19). "Sauk City seeks new tax district". Wiscnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
7. "Sauk Prairie School District superintendent shares vision with Optimist Club". Wiscnews.com. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
8. "Board of Education". www.saukprairieschools.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
9. Noggle, Amber (2025-04-15). "Sauk Prairie School District looking to fill vacant seat on board of education". WKOW. Retrieved 2025-04-18.