Northwoods Reporter

Osceola High School had the highest enrollment among Polk County schools, welcoming 463 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, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 93.5% of the Osceola High School's total enrollment.

Among the 26 schools in Polk County, Amery High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 430 students, while Unity Elementary School welcomed 389 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Osceola High School is a part of the Osceola School District, which roughly covers schools within Polk County with its main office in Osceola.

In the previous school year, Osceola High School also had the highest number of students among Polk 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
Osceola High School	Osceola	463
Amery High School	Amery	430
Unity Elementary School	Balsam Lake	389
Saint Croix Falls High School	Saint Croix Falls	356
Osceola Elementary School	Osceola	339
Saint Croix Falls Elementary School	Saint Croix Falls	322
Lien Elementary School	Amery	321
Saint Croix Falls Middle School	Saint Croix Falls	311
Amery Middle School	Amery	300
Unity High School	Balsam Lake	295
Osceola Middle School	Osceola	294
Amery Intermediate School	Amery	275
Gaylord A. Nelson Educational Center	Clear Lake	269
Osceola Intermediate School	Osceola	265
Unity Middle School	Balsam Lake	258
Frederic 6-12 School	Frederic	226
Clear Lake High School	Clear Lake	198
Frederic Elementary School	Frederic	189
Luck Elementary School	Luck	177
Clayton Elementary School	Clayton	136
Luck High School	Luck	123
Clayton High School	Clayton	96
Luck Middle School	Luck	79
Clear Lake Junior High School	Clear Lake	74
Dresser Elementary School	Saint Croix Falls	66
Clayton Middle School	Clayton	47