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There were 6,989 students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 50.7% of the county student body, while the other 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 80.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Monroe County schools, followed by 11.4% of Hispanic students, 4.4% of multiracial students and 1.6% of Black students.

Tomah High School had the highest enrollment among Monroe County’s 24 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 868 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
Brookwood High School	274	266	-2.9%
Cashton Elementary School	291	296	1.7%
Cashton Middle/High School	330	329	-0.3%
Herrman Elementary School	663	646	-2.6%
Innovations STEM Academy	63	68	7.9%
La Grange Elementary School	418	414	-1%
Lemonweir Elementary School	287	290	1%
Miller Elementary School	254	250	-1.6%
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School	333	310	-6.9%
Oakdale Elementary School	83	78	-6%
Robert Kupper Learning Center	42	29	-31%
Southside Early Learning Center	283	292	3.2%
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School	32	47	46.9%
Sparta High Point School	34	41	20.6%
Sparta High School	840	837	-0.4%
Sparta Meadowview Middle School	748	722	-3.5%
Sparta Montessori School	181	188	3.9%
Timber PUPS Learning Center	31	35	12.9%
Tomah Area Montessori School	66	66	0%
Tomah High School	867	868	0.1%
Tomah Middle School	690	676	-2%
Warrens Elementary School	118	133	12.7%
Wyeville Elementary School	104	108	3.8%