The Southern Door County School District began in March of 1960 when consolidation of 26 separate districts in the Southern Door area was approved by the voters and a board of education was elected in April of that year. This public school district has provided educational opportunities for the students living in our community for over fifty years and currently educates 1,175 children in grades Pre K-12.

Southern Door County Schools are located on a beautiful 129 acre site just off Highway 57, six miles north of Brussels and seven miles south of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.  In addition to the elementary, middle, and high schools on the site are numerous athletic fields, a school forest, a schoolyard garden, an old-time one-room schoolhouse, community walking trail, and large playground areas. The district is known for its strong traditions of academic and co-curricular excellence, "family" like atmosphere, numerous volunteer and service learning projects and community partnerships. 

We employ 154 fulltime and 16 part-time staff which includes administrators, associates, bus drivers, coaches, custodians, district office staff, maintenance personnel, secretaries, and teachers. In addition to staff, the school benefits from numerous parent, business, and community volunteers.

We have the awesome privilege of working with parents and community as partners to educate the children of Southern Door, help them realize their full potential, and prepare them for their future as citizens of the world.

Schools are often said to be the gathering point in a community. At Southern Door, the auditorium is the place where our community comes together to celebrate its proud traditions. From the fifth grade and high school musicals to athletic and academic awards nights, from concerts and plays to special programs and ceremonies, from 8th grade send-off to high school graduation, there is nothing more spectacular than our families, friends, neighbors, and relatives all coming together to celebrate our youth and our community.