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There were 4,581 students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 48.2% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 75.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Clark County schools, followed by 21.3% of Hispanic students, 1.4% of multiracial students and 0.8% of Black students.

Abbotsford Middle/Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Clark County’s 21 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 404 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
Abbotsford Elementary School	365	388	6.3%
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High School	401	404	0.7%
Colby Elementary School	386	353	-8.5%
Colby High School	311	304	-2.3%
Colby Middle School	202	217	7.4%
Granton Elementary School	125	119	-4.8%
Granton High School	108	107	-0.9%
Greenwood Elementary School	191	197	3.1%
Greenwood High School	171	165	-3.5%
Little Stars Pre-School	41	44	7.3%
Loyal Elementary School	219	204	-6.8%
Loyal High School	152	155	2%
Loyal Middle School	132	111	-15.9%
Neillsville Elementary School	391	394	0.8%
Neillsville High School	286	268	-6.3%
Neillsville Middle School	174	182	4.6%
Owen-Withee Elementary School	223	213	-4.5%
Owen-Withee High School	137	123	-10.2%
Owen-Withee Junior High School	99	106	7.1%
Thorp Elementary School	372	362	-2.7%
Thorp High School	168	165	-1.8%