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Portage Community School District had the highest enrollment among Columbia County districts, welcoming 2,116 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 93.9% of the Portage Community School District's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Columbia County, Lodi School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,491 students, while Columbus School District welcomed 1,167 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Portage Community School District roughly covers schools within Columbia County, with its main office in Portage.

In the previous school year, Portage Community School District also had the highest number of students among Columbia County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Portage Community School District	Portage	2,116
Lodi School District	Lodi	1,491
Columbus School District	Columbus	1,167
Poynette School District	Poynette	1,001
Pardeeville Area School District	Pardeeville	865
Fall River School District	Fall River	499
Rio Community School District	Rio	360
Cambria-Friesland School District	Cambria	309