Central Wisconsin News

There were 11,258 students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Wood County schools, followed by 6.3% of Hispanic students, 4.2% of multiracial students and 2.9% of Asian students.

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County’s 32 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,380 students.

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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Alexander Middle School	349	359	2.9%
Auburndale Elementary School	389	419	7.7%
Auburndale High School	408	410	0.5%
Central Oaks Academy	177	116	-34.5%
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	15	22	46.7%
Grant Elementary School	597	604	1.2%
Grove Elementary School	212	197	-7.1%
Howe Elementary School	320	338	5.6%
Humke Elementary School	343	339	-1.2%
John Edwards High School	127	131	3.1%
John Edwards Middle School	108	100	-7.4%
Lincoln Elementary School	296	275	-7.1%
Lincoln High School	1,390	1,380	-0.7%
Madison Elementary School	269	282	4.8%
Marshfield High School	1,232	1,242	0.8%
Marshfield K4	210	195	-7.1%
Marshfield Middle School	581	563	-3.1%
Mead Elementary School	298	296	-0.7%
Nasonville Elementary School	293	289	-1.4%
Nekoosa Academy	24	22	-8.3%
Nekoosa High School	308	295	-4.2%
Pittsville Elementary School	380	383	0.8%
Pittsville High School	171	169	-1.2%
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School	203	216	6.4%
River Cities High School	96	86	-10.4%
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	212	208	-1.9%
WISE Academy	181	209	15.5%
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood	224	233	4%
Washington Elementary School	334	314	-6%
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School	951	924	-2.8%
Woodside Elementary School	383	349	-8.9%