Chippewa Valley Times

There were 5,913 students enrolled in Dunn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.9% of the county student body, while the other 40.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Dunn County schools, followed by 6.6% of Asian students, 4.3% of Hispanic students and 3.9% of multiracial students.

Menomonie High School had the highest enrollment among Dunn County’s 17 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 969 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 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Boyceville High School	210	209	-0.5%
Boyceville Middle School	103	156	51.5%
Colfax Elementary School	393	368	-6.4%
Colfax High School	334	337	0.9%
Downsville Elementary School	94	88	-6.4%
Elk Mound High School	344	368	7%
Elk Mound Middle School	373	372	-0.3%
Knapp Elementary School	92	93	1.1%
Menomonie High School	1,011	969	-4.2%
Menomonie Middle School	696	724	4%
Mound View Elementary School	493	456	-7.5%
Oaklawn Elementary School	381	396	3.9%
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary School	75	75	0%
River Heights Elementary School	437	429	-1.8%
School District of the Menomonie Area 4K	198	184	-7.1%
Tiffany Creek Elementary School	379	328	-13.5%
Wakanda Elementary School	381	361	-5.2%