Central Wisconsin News

There were 11,084 students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 47.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Wood County schools, followed by 6.8% of Hispanic students, 4.1% of multiracial students and 2.8% of Asian students.

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County’s 32 schools in the 2023-24 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 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Alexander Middle School	359	333	-7.2%
Auburndale Elementary School	419	423	1%
Auburndale High School	410	398	-2.9%
Central Oaks Academy	116	97	-16.4%
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	22	32	45.5%
Grant Elementary School	604	584	-3.3%
Grove Elementary School	197	198	0.5%
Howe Elementary School	338	329	-2.7%
Humke Elementary School	339	335	-1.2%
John Edwards High School	131	145	10.7%
John Edwards Middle School	100	102	2%
Lincoln Elementary School	275	278	1.1%
Lincoln High School	1,380	1,380	0%
Madison Elementary School	282	274	-2.8%
Marshfield High School	1,242	1,244	0.2%
Marshfield K4	195	173	-11.3%
Marshfield Middle School	563	555	-1.4%
Mead Elementary School	296	294	-0.7%
Nasonville Elementary School	289	262	-9.3%
Nekoosa Academy	22	29	31.8%
Nekoosa High School	295	279	-5.4%
Pittsville Elementary School	383	364	-5%
Pittsville High School	169	176	4.1%
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School	216	197	-8.8%
River Cities High School	86	76	-11.6%
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	208	206	-1%
WISE Academy	209	218	4.3%
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood	233	241	3.4%
Washington Elementary School	314	312	-0.6%
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School	924	912	-1.3%
Woodside Elementary School	349	341	-2.3%