Northwoods Reporter

There were 1,604 students enrolled in Bayfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.6% of the county student body, while the other 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 65.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Bayfield County schools, followed by 23.8% of American Indian students, 5.2% of multiracial students and 4.7% of Hispanic students.

Washburn Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Bayfield County’s 12 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 302 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
Bayfield Elementary School	206	197	-4.4%
Bayfield High School	116	114	-1.7%
Bayfield Middle School	92	93	1.1%
Drummond Elementary School	181	164	-9.4%
Drummond High School	109	103	-5.5%
Drummond Junior High School	48	51	6.3%
Iron River Elementary School	102	101	-1%
South Shore Elementary School	114	110	-3.5%
South Shore Junior-Senior High School	84	96	14.3%
Washburn Elementary School	319	302	-5.3%
Washburn High School	198	189	-4.5%
Washburn Middle School	82	84	2.4%