Fall River School District Superintendent Dennis Birr (2023) | Fall River School District
Fall River School District Superintendent Dennis Birr (2023) | Fall River School District
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 93.3% 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 1,487 students, while Columbus School District welcomed 1,130 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 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 | 2,058 |
| Lodi School District | Lodi | 1,487 |
| Columbus School District | Columbus | 1,130 |
| Poynette School District | Poynette | 995 |
| Pardeeville Area School District | Pardeeville | 862 |
| Fall River School District | Fall River | 496 |
| Rio Community School District | Rio | 357 |
| Cambria-Friesland School District | Cambria | 313 |
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