Chippewa Valley Times

Eau Claire Area School District had the highest enrollment among Eau Claire County districts, welcoming 10,866 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 93.6% of the Eau Claire Area School District's total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Eau Claire County, Altoona School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,832 students, while Fall Creek School District welcomed 906 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Eau Claire Area School District roughly covers schools within Eau Claire County, with its main office in Eau Claire.

In the previous school year, Eau Claire Area School District also had the highest number of students among Eau Claire County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Eau Claire Area School District	Eau Claire	10,866
Altoona School District	Altoona	1,832
Fall Creek School District	Fall Creek	906
Augusta School District	Augusta	571