Northwoods Reporter

Ladysmith Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Rusk County schools, welcoming 349 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% of them were girls, and 49% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 88% of the Ladysmith Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the nine schools in Rusk County, Ladysmith High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 241 students, while Bruce Elementary School welcomed 204 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Ladysmith Elementary School is a part of the Ladysmith School District, which roughly covers schools within Rusk County with its main office in Ladysmith.

In the previous school year, Ladysmith Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Rusk 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
Ladysmith Elementary School	Ladysmith	349
Ladysmith High School	Ladysmith	241
Bruce Elementary School	Bruce	204
Flambeau Elementary School	Tony	197
Ladysmith Middle School	Ladysmith	159
Flambeau High School	Tony	147
Bruce High School	Bruce	120
Flambeau Middle School	Tony	106
Bruce Middle School	Bruce	82