Central Wisconsin News

There were 4,578 students enrolled in Wisconsin Rapids School District in the 2024-25 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.6% identified themselves as boys, 49.4% as girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 79.3% of the Wisconsin Rapids School District total enrollment.

Wisconsin Rapids School District covers 12 schools within Wood County, with its main office in Wisconsin Rapids.

Among the 12 schools in the district, Lincoln High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,337 students in the 2024-25 school year.

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 per year.

School	Total Enrollment
Lincoln High School	1,337
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School	943
Woodside Elementary School	354
Howe Elementary School	336
Washington Elementary School	322
Grant Elementary School	267
Mead Elementary School	266
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood	208
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	202
Grove Elementary School	178
Central Oaks Academy	88
River Cities High School	77