Northwoods Reporter

There were 2,170 students enrolled in Washburn County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that 11th grade had the biggest classes with 198 students, while kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 113 students.

Countywide, Spooner Area School District welcomed the most students during the 2023-24 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Washburn County.

Nearly 850,000 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.

District	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Birchwood School District	226	267	-15.4
Northwood School District	328	313	4.8
Shell Lake School District	618	636	-2.8
Spooner Area School District	998	1,015	-1.7