NE Wisconsin News

There were 1,515 students enrolled in Forest County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that fourth grade had the biggest classes with 130 students, while kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 94 students.

Countywide, Crandon School District welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Forest County.

Nearly 850,000 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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	% Change from Previous Year
Crandon School District	832	857	-2.9
Laona School District	292	277	5.4
Wabeno Area School District	391	367	6.5