Northwoods Reporter

Washburn School District had the highest enrollment among Bayfield County districts, welcoming 575 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 85.5% of the Washburn School District's total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Bayfield County, Bayfield School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 421 students, while Drummond Area School District welcomed 318 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Washburn School District roughly covers schools within Bayfield County, with its main office in Washburn.

In the previous school year, Washburn School District also had the highest number of students among Bayfield County districts.

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, 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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Washburn School District	Washburn	575
Bayfield School District	Bayfield	421
Drummond Area School District	Drummond	318
South Shore School District	Port Wing	206