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Black River Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Jackson County schools, welcoming 479 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.4% of them were boys, and 46.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 80.4% of the Black River Falls High School's total enrollment.

Among the eight schools in Jackson County, Red Creek Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 461 students, while Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School welcomed 427 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Black River Falls High School is a part of the Black River Falls School District, which roughly covers schools within Jackson County with its main office in Black River Falls.

In the previous school year, Black River Falls High School also had the highest number of students among Jackson County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Black River Falls High School	Black River Falls	479
Red Creek Elementary School	Black River Falls	461
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School	Melrose	427
Black River Falls Middle School	Black River Falls	348
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High School	Melrose	330
Lincoln Elementary School	Merrillan	330
Forrest Street Early Learning Center	Black River Falls	284
Lincoln Junior-Senior High School	Alma Center	257