Northwoods Reporter

There were 2,814 students enrolled in Burnett County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.7% more than the previous school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.6% identified themselves as female, 48.4% as male.

Data also showed that white students comprised 75.9% of the student body in Burnett County schools—the largest share—followed by multiracial students at 9%, Hispanic students at 6%, and American Indian students at 4.8%.

iForward had the highest enrollment among Burnett County’s 10 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,030 students.

Wisconsin's lawmakers have approved over $5.5 billion in funding for schools for the 2024-25 school year, a 4.2% increase from the previous year. The budget allocates an additional $325 per pupil aid for each year of the biennium, as well as more than $90 million in increased funding for special education.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	Total Enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Grantsburg Elementary School	174	250	43.7%
Grantsburg High School	263	273	3.8%
Grantsburg Middle School	306	278	-9.2%
Siren Elementary School	192	172	-10.4%
Siren High School	207	193	-6.8%
Webster Elementary School	239	248	3.8%
Webster High School	186	186	0%
Webster Middle School	198	184	-7.1%
iForward	881	1,030	16.9%