Northwoods Reporter

There were 5,634 students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.1% of the county student body, while the other 36.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Douglas County schools, followed by 7.4% of multiracial students, 2.9% of Hispanic students and 2.2% of Black students.

Superior High School had the highest enrollment among Douglas County’s 16 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,306 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
Bryant Elementary School	322	291	-9.6%
Cooper Elementary School	331	341	3%
Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter	103	86	-16.5%
Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School	12	17	41.7%
Four Corners Elementary School	197	193	-2%
Great Lakes Elementary School	398	388	-2.5%
Lake Superior Elementary School	147	151	2.7%
Northern Lights Elementary School	442	491	11.1%
Northwestern Elementary School	512	527	2.9%
Northwestern High School	414	400	-3.4%
Northwestern Middle School	283	266	-6%
Solon Springs School	201	183	-9%
Superior Community Preschool	96	91	-5.2%
Superior High School	1,271	1,306	2.8%
Superior Middle School	977	903	-7.6%