Chippewa Valley Times

There were 14,175 students enrolled in Eau Claire County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% 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 1,156 students, while kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with 864 students.

Countywide, Eau Claire Area School District welcomed the most students during the 2023-24 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Eau Claire 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 2023-24	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Altoona School District	1,832	1,891	-3.1
Augusta School District	571	604	-5.5
Eau Claire Area School District	10,866	10,871	less than -0.1%
Fall Creek School District	906	871	4