Northwoods Reporter

Osceola School District had the highest enrollment among Polk County districts, welcoming 1,361 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, 52% of them were boys, and 48% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.3% of the Osceola School District's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Polk County, Amery School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,326 students, while Saint Croix Falls School District welcomed 1,055 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Osceola School District also had the highest number of students among Polk 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
Osceola School District	Osceola	1,361
Amery School District	Amery	1,326
Saint Croix Falls School District	St Croix Falls	1,055
Unity School District	Balsam Lake	942
Clear Lake School District	Clear Lake	541
Frederic School District	Frederic	415
Luck School District	Luck	379
Clayton School District	Clayton	279