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How many students were enrolled in Portage County schools in 2023-24 school year?

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Wisconsin Rapids School District Superintendent Craig Broeren (2023) | Wisconsin Rapids School District

Wisconsin Rapids School District Superintendent Craig Broeren (2023) | Wisconsin Rapids School District

There were 9,224 students enrolled in Portage County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.6% of the county student body, while the other 32.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 79.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Portage County schools, followed by 8.7% of Hispanic students, 5.2% of Asian students and 4% of multiracial students.

Stevens Point Area Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Portage County’s 30 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,458 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.

Enrollment in Portage County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Portage County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% change
Almond-Bancroft Elementary School186171-8.1%
Almond-Bancroft High School110108-1.8%
Almond-Bancroft Middle School8074-7.5%
Amherst Elementary School3453511.7%
Amherst High School3413543.8%
Amherst Middle School277270-2.5%
Bannach Elementary School384373-2.9%
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School8118120.1%
Charles F. Fernandez Center Alternative Learning7669-9.2%
Grant Elementary School2582663.1%
Jefferson Elementary School271265-2.2%
Juvenile Detention5860%
Kennedy Elementary School1681711.8%
Madison Elementary School356339-4.8%
McDill Elementary School3183355.3%
McKinley Center372361-3%
P. J. Jacobs Junior High School6617005.9%
Plover-Whiting Elementary School462459-0.6%
Point 4 the Future479425-11.3%
Point of Discovery School142127-10.6%
Preschool Options34378.8%
Roosevelt Elementary School521519-0.4%
Rosholt Elementary School2462574.5%
Rosholt High School166155-6.6%
Rosholt Middle School6261-1.6%
Stevens Point Area Senior High School1,4621,458-0.3%
Tomorrow River Community Charter School11517854.8%
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)6747-29.9%
Washington Elementary School4694741.1%

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