Northwoods Reporter

There were 5,504 students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 28.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Douglas County schools, followed by 7.5% of multiracial students, 3.2% of Hispanic students and 1.7% of Black students.

Superior High School had the highest enrollment among Douglas County’s 16 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,290 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
Bryant Elementary School	291	305	4.8%
Cooper Elementary School	341	308	-9.7%
Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter	86	78	-9.3%
Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School	17	8	-52.9%
Four Corners Elementary School	193	169	-12.4%
Great Lakes Elementary School	388	358	-7.7%
Lake Superior Elementary School	151	141	-6.6%
Northern Lights Elementary School	491	452	-7.9%
Northwestern Elementary School	527	502	-4.7%
Northwestern High School	400	393	-1.8%
Northwestern Middle School	266	282	6%
Solon Springs School	183	218	19.1%
Superior Community Preschool	91	92	1.1%
Superior High School	1,306	1,290	-1.2%
Superior Middle School	903	908	0.6%