Polk County Education: 6,298 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Amery School District Superintendent Shawn Doerfler (2023) | Amery School District

By Northwoods Reporter

Dec 7, 2024

There were 6,298 students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.9% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.3% of the county student body, while the other 47.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Polk County schools, followed by 3.7% of Hispanic students, 3.7% of multiracial students and 1.3% of American Indian students.

Osceola High School had the highest enrollment among Polk County’s 26 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 463 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 Polk County Over 18 Years

Enrollment in Polk County Schools

School name	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Amery High School	465	430	-7.5%
Amery Intermediate School	285	275	-3.5%
Amery Middle School	300	300	0%
Clayton Elementary School	137	136	-0.7%
Clayton High School	93	96	3.2%
Clayton Middle School	56	47	-16.1%
Clear Lake High School	181	198	9.4%
Clear Lake Junior High School	100	74	-26%
Dresser Elementary School	54	66	22.2%
Frederic 6-12 School	221	226	2.3%
Frederic Elementary School	208	189	-9.1%
Gaylord A. Nelson Educational Center	284	269	-5.3%
Lien Elementary School	347	321	-7.5%
Luck Elementary School	190	177	-6.8%
Luck High School	118	123	4.2%
Luck Middle School	86	79	-8.1%
Osceola Elementary School	397	339	-14.6%
Osceola High School	551	463	-16%
Osceola Intermediate School	307	265	-13.7%
Osceola Middle School	339	294	-13.3%
Saint Croix Falls Elementary School	347	322	-7.2%
Saint Croix Falls High School	342	356	4.1%
Saint Croix Falls Middle School	332	311	-6.3%
Unity Elementary School	396	389	-1.8%
Unity High School	296	295	-0.3%
Unity Middle School	262	258	-1.5%