{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-120.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 120.01","heading":"Number of school board members.","body":"In common or union high school districts, school boards shall be composed of the following number of members:\n(1) A common school district operating elementary grades or a union high school district shall have 3 school board members, except that if such school district is coterminous with a town or has a population of 500 or more it may have 5 school board members.\n(2) A common school district operating elementary and high school grades may have 3, 5, 7 or 9 school board members.\n(3) A common or union high school district may have not exceeding 11 school board members if a plan of apportionment is established under s. 120.02 (2).","path":["Chs. 115-121, Public Instruction","Chapter 120 School District Government","SUBCHAPTER I COMMON AND UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/120.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:53Z","sha256":"858da7a065562613a5ed1e87591a5b2a0dac24351762129735673191f5b2f816","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-120.001","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-120.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}