Northwoods Reporter

There were 2,819 students enrolled in Burnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 48.2% of the county student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 76.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Burnett County schools, followed by 9.5% of multiracial students, 5.5% of American Indian students and 5.3% of Hispanic students.

iForward had the highest enrollment among Burnett County’s 10 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 896 students.

Nearly 830,000 students were enrolled in Wisconsin schools in the 2021-22 school year. This is a 0.85% decrease from the year before. In sharp contrast to declining public school figures, enrollment in charter schools rose 4.5% to more than 52,000.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 14 students in a Wisconsin classroom, compared to the national average of 1:16. AAA State of Play considered Wisconsin to have the 14th best teacher to student ratio in the U.S.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Grantsburg Elementary School	157	171	8.9%
Grantsburg High School	219	254	16%
Grantsburg Middle School	333	321	-3.6%
Nelson Elementary School	111	117	5.4%
Siren Elementary School	186	195	4.8%
Siren High School	219	219	0%
Webster Elementary School	260	257	-1.2%
Webster High School	194	200	3.1%
Webster Middle School	189	189	0%
iForward	950	896	-5.7%