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Which Polk County school had biggest enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Osceola School District Superintendent Rebecca Styles (2023) | Osceola School District

Osceola School District Superintendent Rebecca Styles (2023) | Osceola School District

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.

Enrollment in Polk County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Polk County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School NameCityTotal School Enrollment
Osceola High SchoolOsceola463
Amery High SchoolAmery430
Unity Elementary SchoolBalsam Lake389
Saint Croix Falls High SchoolSaint Croix Falls356
Osceola Elementary SchoolOsceola339
Saint Croix Falls Elementary SchoolSaint Croix Falls322
Lien Elementary SchoolAmery321
Saint Croix Falls Middle SchoolSaint Croix Falls311
Amery Middle SchoolAmery300
Unity High SchoolBalsam Lake295
Osceola Middle SchoolOsceola294
Amery Intermediate SchoolAmery275
Gaylord A. Nelson Educational CenterClear Lake269
Osceola Intermediate SchoolOsceola265
Unity Middle SchoolBalsam Lake258
Frederic 6-12 SchoolFrederic226
Clear Lake High SchoolClear Lake198
Frederic Elementary SchoolFrederic189
Luck Elementary SchoolLuck177
Clayton Elementary SchoolClayton136
Luck High SchoolLuck123
Clayton High SchoolClayton96
Luck Middle SchoolLuck79
Clear Lake Junior High SchoolClear Lake74
Dresser Elementary SchoolSaint Croix Falls66
Clayton Middle SchoolClayton47

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