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There were 7,624 students enrolled in Pierce County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.4% of the county student body, while the other 27% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Pierce County schools, followed by 4.3% of Hispanic students, 3.5% of multiracial students and 0.9% of Black students.

River Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Pierce County’s 25 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,112 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
Ellsworth Elementary School	713	730	2.4%
Ellsworth High School	532	519	-2.4%
Ellsworth Middle School	382	375	-1.8%
Elmwood Elementary School	133	138	3.8%
Elmwood High School	92	90	-2.2%
Elmwood Middle School	83	83	0%
Greenwood Elementary School	378	392	3.7%
Malone Elementary School	477	460	-3.6%
Meyer Middle School	733	738	0.7%
Plum City Elementary School	111	103	-7.2%
Plum City High School	142	137	-3.5%
Prescott 4K	81	78	-3.7%
Prescott High School	455	430	-5.5%
Prescott Middle School	277	275	-0.7%
Renaissance Charter Academy	50	51	2%
River Falls 4 Children	169	160	-5.3%
River Falls High School	1,102	1,112	0.9%
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	176	190	8%
River Falls eSchool	39	9	-76.9%
Rocky Branch Elementary School	431	428	-0.7%
Spring Valley Elementary School	357	354	-0.8%
Spring Valley High School	205	200	-2.4%
Spring Valley Middle School	154	154	0%
Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)	10	10	0%
Westside Elementary School	401	408	1.7%