Central Wisconsin News

There were 468 students enrolled in Athens School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.4% of them were boys, and 46.6% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 88.7% of the Athens School District total enrollment.

Athens School District covers four schools within Marathon County, with its main office in Athens.

Among the four schools in the Athens School District, Athens Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 169 students in the 2023-24 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Athens Elementary School	169
Athens High School	120
Maple Grove School	107
Athens Middle School	72