Northwoods Reporter

There were 2,375 students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 72% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ashland County schools, followed by 14.6% of American Indian students, 7.7% of multiracial students and 3.7% of Hispanic students.

Ashland High School had the highest enrollment among Ashland County’s 11 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 609 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 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Ashland High School	626	609	-2.7%
Ashland Middle School	398	366	-8%
Butternut Elementary School	102	92	-9.8%
Butternut High School	92	95	3.3%
Chequamegon Middle School	129	124	-3.9%
Glidden Elementary School	32	28	-12.5%
La Pointe Elementary School	12	17	41.7%
Lake Superior Elementary School	603	599	-0.7%
Marengo Valley Elementary School	196	190	-3.1%
Mellen Public School	270	254	-5.9%
Promethean Charter School	0	1	-