Chippewa Valley Times

There were 8,620 students enrolled in Chippewa County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that 12th grade had the biggest classes with 692 students, while kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with 520 students.

Countywide, Chippewa Falls Area Unified 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 Chippewa 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
Bloomer School District	1,263	1,263	0
Cadott Community School District	807	834	-3.2
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	4,783	4,878	-1.9
Cornell School District	408	397	2.8
Lake Holcombe School District	270	278	-2.9
Stanley-Boyd Area School District	1,089	1,084	0.5