Northwoods Reporter

Ashland School District had the highest enrollment among Ashland County districts, welcoming 1,794 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, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 94.2% of the Ashland School District's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Ashland County, Mellen School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 254 students, while Butternut School District welcomed 188 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Ashland School District also had the highest number of students among Ashland 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
Ashland School District	Ashland	1,794
Mellen School District	Mellen	254
Butternut School District	Butternut	188