State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly | dpi.wi.gov
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly | dpi.wi.gov
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 81.2% 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 647 students in the 2023-24 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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Portage High School | 647 |
| Muir Elementary School | 465 |
| Wayne Bartels Middle School | 409 |
| Woodridge Elementary School | 201 |
| Portage Partnering Preschool | 145 |
| Lewiston Elementary School | 83 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 63 |
| Portage Academy of Achievement | 20 |
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