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Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County schools, welcoming 1,337 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51% identified themselves as girls, and 49% as boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 81.7% of the Lincoln High School's total enrollment.

Among the 32 schools in Wood County, Marshfield High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,181 students, while Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School welcomed 943 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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.

In 2022, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lincoln High School	Wisconsin Rapids	1,337
Marshfield High School	Marshfield	1,181
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School	Wisconsin Rapids	943
Grant Elementary School	Marshfield	554
Marshfield Middle School	Marshfield	537
Auburndale Elementary School	Auburndale	421
Auburndale High School	Auburndale	400
Pittsville Elementary School	Pittsville	357
Woodside Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	354
Howe Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	336
Alexander Middle School	Nekoosa	326
Washington Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	322
Washington Elementary School	Marshfield	316
Humke Elementary School	Nekoosa	313
Madison Elementary School	Marshfield	295
Nekoosa High School	Nekoosa	285
Lincoln Elementary School	Marshfield	281
Mead Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	266
Nasonville Elementary School	Marshfield	231
WISE Academy	Nekoosa	218
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood	Wisconsin Rapids	208
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Rudolph	202
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School	Port Edwards	202
Grove Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	178
Pittsville High School	Pittsville	175
Marshfield K4	Marshfield	158
John Edwards High School	Port Edwards	144
John Edwards Middle School	Port Edwards	89
Central Oaks Academy	Wisconsin Rapids	88
River Cities High School	Wisconsin Rapids	77
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	Nekoosa	32
Nekoosa Academy	Nekoosa	23