Central Wisconsin News

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County schools, welcoming 1,380 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 83.3% of the Lincoln High School's total enrollment.

Among the 32 schools in Wood County, Marshfield High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,242 students, while Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School welcomed 924 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lincoln High School is a part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District, which roughly covers schools within Wood County with its main office in Wisconsin Rapids.

In the previous school year, Lincoln High School also had the highest number of students among Wood County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Lincoln High School	Wisconsin Rapids	1,380
Marshfield High School	Marshfield	1,242
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School	Wisconsin Rapids	924
Grant Elementary School	Marshfield	604
Marshfield Middle School	Marshfield	563
Auburndale Elementary School	Auburndale	419
Auburndale High School	Auburndale	410
Pittsville Elementary School	Pittsville	383
Alexander Middle School	Nekoosa	359
Woodside Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	349
Humke Elementary School	Nekoosa	339
Howe Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	338
Washington Elementary School	Marshfield	314
Mead Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	296
Nekoosa High School	Nekoosa	295
Washington Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	293
Nasonville Elementary School	Marshfield	289
Madison Elementary School	Marshfield	282
Lincoln Elementary School	Marshfield	275
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood	Wisconsin Rapids	233
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School	Port Edwards	216
WISE Academy	Nekoosa	209
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Rudolph	208
Grove Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	197
Marshfield K4	Marshfield	195
Pittsville High School	Pittsville	169
John Edwards High School	Port Edwards	131
Central Oaks Academy	Wisconsin Rapids	116
John Edwards Middle School	Port Edwards	100
River Cities High School	Wisconsin Rapids	86
Nekoosa Academy	Nekoosa	22
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	Nekoosa	22