Juneau County: 2.5% less students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By WC Wisconsin News

Oct 23, 2023

There were 3,537 students enrolled in Juneau County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 49.3% of the county student body, while the other 49% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Juneau County schools, followed by 4.9% of Hispanic students, 3.7% of multiracial students and 0.9% of American Indian students.

Mauston High School had the highest enrollment among Juneau County’s 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 381 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.

Enrollment in Juneau County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Juneau County Schools

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Camp Douglas Elementary School	62	67	8.1%
Grayside Elementary School	218	225	3.2%
Lyndon Station Elementary School	60	51	-15%
Mauston High School	405	381	-5.9%
Mauston Montessori Charter School	98	107	9.2%
N-Gage Academy	37	34	-8.1%
N-Vision Learning Center	72	76	5.6%
Necedah Elementary School	260	247	-5%
Necedah High School	195	207	6.2%
Necedah Middle School	129	134	3.9%
New Lisbon Elementary School	336	334	-0.6%
New Lisbon Junior High/High School	270	248	-8.1%
Olson Middle School	281	233	-17.1%
Royall Elementary School	160	150	-6.3%
Royall High School	223	223	0%
Royall Intermediate School	95	96	1.1%
West Side Elementary School	282	267	-5.3%
Wonewoc - Center Elementary	161	149	-7.5%
Wonewoc - Center High School	106	114	7.5%
Wonewoc - Center Junior High School	69	79	14.5%
Wonewoc - Center Virtual Academy	15	6	-60%
iLEAD Charter School	94	109	16%