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Wood County: 1.1% less students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 11,258 students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Wood County schools, followed by 6.3% of Hispanic students, 4.2% of multiracial students and 2.9% of Asian students.

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County’s 32 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,380 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.

Enrollment in Wood County Over 17 Years
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Enrollment in Wood County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-22Total Enrollment in 2022-23% change
Alexander Middle School3493592.9%
Auburndale Elementary School3894197.7%
Auburndale High School4084100.5%
Central Oaks Academy177116-34.5%
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy152246.7%
Grant Elementary School5976041.2%
Grove Elementary School212197-7.1%
Howe Elementary School3203385.6%
Humke Elementary School343339-1.2%
John Edwards High School1271313.1%
John Edwards Middle School108100-7.4%
Lincoln Elementary School296275-7.1%
Lincoln High School1,3901,380-0.7%
Madison Elementary School2692824.8%
Marshfield High School1,2321,2420.8%
Marshfield K4210195-7.1%
Marshfield Middle School581563-3.1%
Mead Elementary School298296-0.7%
Nasonville Elementary School293289-1.4%
Nekoosa Academy2422-8.3%
Nekoosa High School308295-4.2%
Pittsville Elementary School3803830.8%
Pittsville High School171169-1.2%
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School2032166.4%
River Cities High School9686-10.4%
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids212208-1.9%
WISE Academy18120915.5%
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood2242334%
Washington Elementary School334314-6%
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School951924-2.8%
Woodside Elementary School383349-8.9%

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