Chippewa Valley Times

There were 5,994 students enrolled in Dunn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Dunn County schools, followed by 6.5% of Asian students, 4% of Hispanic students and 4% of multiracial students.

Menomonie High School had the highest enrollment among Dunn County’s 17 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,011 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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Boyceville High School	200	210	5%
Boyceville Middle School	113	103	-8.8%
Colfax Elementary School	408	393	-3.7%
Colfax High School	338	334	-1.2%
Downsville Elementary School	100	94	-6%
Elk Mound High School	353	344	-2.5%
Elk Mound Middle School	368	373	1.4%
Knapp Elementary School	95	92	-3.2%
Menomonie High School	1,045	1,011	-3.3%
Menomonie Middle School	709	696	-1.8%
Mound View Elementary School	485	493	1.6%
Oaklawn Elementary School	354	381	7.6%
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary School	85	75	-11.8%
River Heights Elementary School	416	437	5%
School District of the Menomonie Area 4K	208	198	-4.8%
Tiffany Creek Elementary School	403	379	-6%
Wakanda Elementary School	381	381	0%