Northwoods Reporter

There were 226 students enrolled in Birchwood School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 15.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were girls, and 48.7% were boys.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 92% of the Birchwood School District total enrollment.

Birchwood School District covers five schools within Washburn County, with its main office in Birchwood.

Among the five schools in the Birchwood School District, Birchwood Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 87 students in the 2023-24 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Birchwood Elementary School	87
Birchwood High School	66
Birchwood Middle School	38
Birchwood Public Montessori	24
Bobcat Virtual Academy	11