The School District of Marshfield, a unified school district serves approximately 4,053 students. It employs 282 teachers and 164 support personnel. The Early Childhood/Kindergarten through twelfth grade (including a popular and successful 4-year old kindergarten program) structure involves four elementary schools within the city limits, one rural school, one middle school for grades seven and eight, and one high school for grades nine through twelve. The high school offers students the opportunity to participate in up to 22 different advanced placement classes to receive college credit.  Over 75% of the 2006 graduating class continued with post secondary education.

Marshfield offers an excellent choice of public or private educational opportunities. Our schools offer a safe, quality education second to none. Marshfield has some of the highest rated schools in the entire country. Marshfield High School is ranked number two in Wisconsin for Advance placement programs in Newsweek's list of 2007 top schools in the United States.