Central Wisconsin News

Stevens Point Area Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Portage County schools, welcoming 1,478 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, 52% identified themselves as boys, and 48% as girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 77.3% of the Stevens Point Area Senior High School's total enrollment.

Among the 28 schools in Portage County, Benjamin Franklin Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 757 students, while P. J. Jacobs Junior High School welcomed 709 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Stevens Point Area Senior High School is a part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District, which roughly covers schools within Portage County with its main office in Stevens Point.

In the previous school year, Stevens Point Area Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Portage 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
Stevens Point Area Senior High School	Stevens Point	1,478
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School	Stevens Point	757
P. J. Jacobs Junior High School	Stevens Point	709
Roosevelt Elementary School	Plover	522
Plover-Whiting Elementary School	Plover	448
Washington Elementary School	Stevens Point	443
Point 4 the Future	Stevens Point	406
McKinley Center	Stevens Point	373
Bannach Elementary School	Stevens Point	368
Madison Elementary School	Stevens Point	360
McDill Elementary School	Stevens Point	360
Amherst High School	Amherst	349
Amherst Elementary School	Amherst	342
Jefferson Elementary School	Stevens Point	276
Grant Elementary School	Wisconsin Rapids	267
Rosholt Elementary School	Randolph	259
Amherst Middle School	Amherst	257
Tomorrow River Community Charter School	Amherst Junction	184
Almond-Bancroft Elementary School	Almond	171
Kennedy Elementary School	Junction City	170
Rosholt High School	Rosholt	144
Almond-Bancroft High School	Almond	103
Point of Discovery School	Stevens Point	93
Rosholt Middle School	Rosholt	78
Charles F. Fernandez Center Alternative Learning	Stevens Point	77
Almond-Bancroft Middle School	Almond	77
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Amherst Junction	66
Juvenile Detention	Stevens Point	8