Mendota Mental Health Institution

25 Students

Other Pre-K - 12th

School Overview

The Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI), located in Madison, Wisconsin, is a specialized state-run psychiatric facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Rather than a traditional academic school, MMHI serves as a highly specialized clinical and rehabilitative environment. It is primarily designed to provide intensive mental health treatment, forensic evaluation, and long-term care for individuals who require secure, inpatient psychiatric services.

While it is not a conventional educational institution, the facility does provide specialized educational programming for its younger patients. MMHI integrates mandated K-12 schooling into its therapeutic framework, ensuring that adolescents admitted to the facility continue their academic progress within a highly controlled, safe, and trauma-informed setting. These educational services are tailored to meet the unique emotional and behavioral needs of the students, coordinating closely with their clinical treatment plans to ensure that academic requirements are met alongside their mental health recovery.

Total Students

2.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Mendota Mental Health Institution
Demographic	Student Count
White	8
Black	15
Two or More	1
Pacific Islander	1

Black
15 (60.0 %)
White
8 (32.0 %)
Two or More
1 (4.0 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (4.0 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Phone:	(608)267-5150
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 12th
Total Students:	25
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	2.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.5
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 9 2

Grade 10 3

Grade 11 8

Grade 12 12