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How many students were enrolled in Columbia County schools in 2024-25 school year?

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Lodi School District Superintendent Vince Breunig (2023) | Lodi School District

Lodi School District Superintendent Vince Breunig (2023) | Lodi School District

There were 8,492 students enrolled in Columbia County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% less than the previous school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data also showed that white students comprised 83.9% of the student body in Columbia County schools—the largest share—followed by Hispanic students at 9.4%, multiracial students at 3.8%, and Black students at 1.3%.

Spring Hill Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Columbia County’s 33 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 628 students.

Wisconsin ranked 29th in the U.S. for student-to-teacher ratio at 14:1, according to a study by AAA State of Play.

Enrollment in Columbia County Over 18 Years

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School Enrollment Trends in Columbia County
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2023-24Total Enrollment in 2024-25% change
Cambria Friesland Elementary School1531657.8%
Cambria Friesland Middle/High School1601631.9%
Columbus Elementary School438425-3%
Columbus High School3703833.5%
Columbus Middle School243241-0.8%
Discovery Charter School7671-6.6%
Fall River Elementary School2292310.9%
Fall River High School267253-5.2%
Lewiston Elementary School83841.2%
Lodi Elementary School239234-2.1%
Lodi High School451444-1.6%
Lodi Middle School326324-0.6%
Lodi Primary School396385-2.8%
Muir Elementary School465439-5.6%
Ouisconsing School of Collaboration7574-1.3%
Pardeeville Elementary School3303310.3%
Pardeeville High School2742843.6%
Pardeeville Middle School258248-3.9%
Portage Academy of Achievement202420%
Portage High School647600-7.3%
Portage Partnering Preschool145129-11%
Poynette Elementary School4114161.2%
Poynette High School300296-1.3%
Poynette Middle School278271-2.5%
Rio Elementary School170169-0.6%
Rio Middle/High School187183-2.1%
Spring Hill Elementary School654628-4%
Wayne Bartels Middle School4094223.2%
Wisconsin Dells Middle School378374-1.1%
Woodridge Elementary School2012010%

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