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Enrollment at Portage Community School District decreased by 0.7% compared to previous school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 2,088 students enrolled in Portage Community School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous 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 shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 82.4% of the Portage Community School District total enrollment.

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

Among the eight schools in the Portage Community School District, Portage High School recorded the highest enrollment of 706 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Enrollment in Portage Community School District Over 16 Years
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Enrollment Breakdown for Portage Community School District in 2022-23 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Portage High School706
Muir Elementary School422
Wayne Bartels Middle School406
Woodridge Elementary School220
Portage Partnering Preschool148
Lewiston Elementary School94
Endeavor Elementary School67
Portage Academy of Achievement25

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