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There were 10,849 students enrolled in Wood County schools in 2024-25 school year

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Marshfield Unified School District Superintendent Ryan Christianson (2023) | Marshfield Unified School District

Marshfield Unified School District Superintendent Ryan Christianson (2023) | Marshfield Unified School District

There were 10,849 students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.1% less than the previous school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data also showed that white students comprised 83.3% of the student body in Wood County schools—the largest share—followed by Hispanic students at 7.8%, multiracial students at 4.2%, and Asian students at 2.8%.

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Wood County’s 32 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,337 students.

Wisconsin's lawmakers have approved over $5.5 billion in funding for schools for the 2024-25 school year, a 4.2% increase from the previous year. The budget allocates an additional $325 per pupil aid for each year of the biennium, as well as more than $90 million in increased funding for special education.

Enrollment in Wood County Over 18 Years

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School Enrollment Trends in Wood County
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2023-24Total Enrollment in 2024-25% change
Alexander Middle School333326-2.1%
Auburndale Elementary School423421-0.5%
Auburndale High School3984000.5%
Central Oaks Academy9788-9.3%
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy32320%
Grant Elementary School584554-5.1%
Grove Elementary School198178-10.1%
Howe Elementary School3293362.1%
Humke Elementary School335313-6.6%
John Edwards High School145144-0.7%
John Edwards Middle School10289-12.7%
Lincoln Elementary School2782811.1%
Lincoln High School1,3801,337-3.1%
Madison Elementary School2742957.7%
Marshfield High School1,2441,181-5.1%
Marshfield K4173158-8.7%
Marshfield Middle School555537-3.2%
Mead Elementary School294266-9.5%
Nasonville Elementary School262231-11.8%
Nekoosa Academy2923-20.7%
Nekoosa High School2792852.2%
Pittsville Elementary School364357-1.9%
Pittsville High School176175-0.6%
Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School1972022.5%
River Cities High School76771.3%
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids206202-1.9%
WISE Academy2182180%
WRPS Four-year-old Kindergarten and PK Early Childhood241208-13.7%
Washington Elementary School3123161.3%
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School9129433.4%
Woodside Elementary School3413543.8%

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