Northwoods Reporter

iForward had the highest enrollment among Burnett County schools, welcoming 881 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 61.1% of them were girls, and 38.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 75.9% of the iForward's total enrollment.

Among the 10 schools in Burnett County, Grantsburg Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 306 students, while Grantsburg High School welcomed 263 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

iForward is a part of the Grantsburg School District, which roughly covers schools within Burnett County with its main office in Grantsburg.

In the previous school year, iForward also had the highest number of students among Burnett County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
iForward	Grantsburg	881
Grantsburg Middle School	Grantsburg	306
Grantsburg High School	Grantsburg	263
Webster Elementary School	Webster	239
Siren High School	Siren	207
Webster Middle School	Webster	198
Siren Elementary School	Siren	192
Webster High School	Webster	186
Grantsburg Elementary School	Grantsburg	174
Nelson Elementary School	Grantsburg	95