Northwoods Reporter

iForward had the highest enrollment among Burnett County schools, welcoming 896 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 61.8% of them were girls, and 38.2% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 76.5% of the iForward's total enrollment.

Among the 10 schools in Burnett County, Grantsburg Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 321 students, while Webster Elementary School welcomed 257 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

iForward is a part of the Grantsburg School District, which roughly covers schools within Burnett County with its main office in Grantsburg.

In the previous school year, iForward also had the highest number of students among Burnett County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
iForward	Grantsburg	896
Grantsburg Middle School	Grantsburg	321
Webster Elementary School	Webster	257
Grantsburg High School	Grantsburg	254
Siren High School	Siren	219
Webster High School	Webster	200
Siren Elementary School	Siren	195
Webster Middle School	Webster	189
Grantsburg Elementary School	Grantsburg	171
Nelson Elementary School	Grantsburg	117