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How many students were enrolled in Columbia County schools in 2023-24 school year?

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Pardeeville Area School District Superintendent Jason LeMay (2023) | Pardeeville Area School District

Pardeeville Area School District Superintendent Jason LeMay (2023) | Pardeeville Area School District

There were 8,633 students enrolled in Columbia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Columbia County schools, followed by 8.5% of Hispanic students, 3.7% of multiracial students and 1.2% of Black students.

Spring Hill Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Columbia County’s 33 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 654 students.

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 Columbia County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Columbia County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% change
Cambria Friesland Elementary School1471534.1%
Cambria Friesland Middle/High School162160-1.2%
Columbus Elementary School4384380%
Columbus High School385370-3.9%
Columbus Middle School265243-8.3%
Discovery Charter School73764.1%
Fall River Elementary School234229-2.1%
Fall River High School2652670.8%
Lewiston Elementary School9483-11.7%
Lodi Elementary School2302393.9%
Lodi High School4514510%
Lodi Middle School335326-2.7%
Lodi Primary School3953960.3%
Muir Elementary School42246510.2%
Ouisconsing School of Collaboration8075-6.3%
Pardeeville Elementary School355330-7%
Pardeeville High School2662743%
Pardeeville Middle School2442585.7%
Portage Academy of Achievement2520-20%
Portage High School706647-8.4%
Portage Partnering Preschool148145-2%
Poynette Elementary School412411-0.2%
Poynette High School307300-2.3%
Poynette Middle School2762780.7%
Rio Elementary School1701700%
Rio Middle/High School190187-1.6%
Spring Hill Elementary School6086547.6%
Wayne Bartels Middle School4064090.7%
Wisconsin Dells Middle School387378-2.3%
Woodridge Elementary School220201-8.6%

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