Northwoods Reporter

There were 1,605 students enrolled in Rusk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% 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 91.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Rusk County schools, followed by 3.5% of Hispanic students, 3.5% of multiracial students and 0.9% of American Indian students.

Ladysmith Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Rusk County’s nine schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 349 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
Bruce Elementary School	200	204	2%
Bruce High School	131	120	-8.4%
Bruce Middle School	79	82	3.8%
Flambeau Elementary School	214	197	-7.9%
Flambeau High School	141	147	4.3%
Flambeau Middle School	106	106	0%
Ladysmith Elementary School	329	349	6.1%
Ladysmith High School	245	241	-1.6%
Ladysmith Middle School	169	159	-5.9%