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Education

The area’s primary and secondary level students are afforded prime educational opportunities through the School District of Jefferson.

A recognized leader in education excellence, the School District of Jefferson, in partnership with the community, provides an outstanding learning environment for all students. The district is composed of five schools, which includes West Elementary (K-5), East Elementary (K-5), Sullivan Elementary (K-5), Jefferson Middle School (6-8) and Jefferson High School (9-12). In addition to the first-class curriculum provided to students, the district’s schools provide special programming and a variety of extra-curricular activities such as athletics and an eclectic array of clubs and organizations.

Alternatives to the public education route are available through Jefferson’s two parochial institutions—St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran and St. John the Baptist grade schools. Additionally, Jefferson is fortunate to be home to St. Coletta of Wisconsin, one of the oldest Catholic service organizations in the country, which provides residential and vocational programming to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Madison Area Technical College

Standing as one of the largest colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System, Madison Area Technical College (MATC) serves approximately 44,000 students annually at its main campus in Madison and several additional campuses throughout the greater Madison region. Jefferson students are served through MATC’s Fort Atkinson Campus, which has an annual enrollment that averages more than 3,200. MATC-Fort Atkinson has been a part of the Jefferson community since 1931, and currently offers 15 associate degree and certificate programs, along with a number of great services including an Adult Learning Center, a library, assessment, career and academic advising, the Challenge Exam, GED testing, HSED/GED programs and tutoring.

In addition, the college works closely with local business and industry, as well as further community partners such as the Workforce Development Center of Jefferson County, to design and deliver programs in order to meet specific employer needs, and to promote the economic development of the region.

Jefferson Public Library

The community enjoys a wide range of recreational and educational opportunities through the Jefferson Public Library.

Popular services and programs discovered through the library include the Summer Reading Program for youth, the Pre-School Story Hour and a number of further year ‘round library-oriented programs for youth through adult. Public access computers are available offering word processing programs and major CD-ROM indexes and databases.

What’s more, the Jefferson Public Library is also a member of the Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System, which encompasses a four-county area. The system provides more than one million titles and numerous non- book materials for the Jefferson community.