There were 868 students enrolled in Tomah High School in 2022-23 school year

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

By WC Wisconsin News

Dec 21, 2023

Tomah High School had the highest enrollment among Monroe County schools, welcoming 868 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, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 87.3% of the Tomah High School's total enrollment.

Among the 23 schools in Monroe County, Sparta High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 837 students, while Sparta Meadowview Middle School welcomed 722 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Tomah High School is a part of the Tomah Area School District, which roughly covers schools within Monroe County with its main office in Tomah.

In the previous school year, Tomah High School also had the highest number of students among Monroe 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.

Enrollment in Monroe County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Monroe County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Tomah High School	Tomah	868
Sparta High School	Sparta	837
Sparta Meadowview Middle School	Sparta	722
Tomah Middle School	Tomah	676
Herrman Elementary School	Sparta	646
La Grange Elementary School	Tomah	414
Cashton Middle/High School	Cashton	329
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School	Ontario	310
Cashton Elementary School	Cashton	296
Southside Early Learning Center	Sparta	292
Lemonweir Elementary School	Tomah	290
Brookwood High School	Ontario	266
Miller Elementary School	Tomah	250
Sparta Montessori School	Sparta	188
Warrens Elementary School	Warrens	133
Wyeville Elementary School	Wyeville	108
Oakdale Elementary School	Tomah	78
Innovations STEM Academy	Sparta	68
Tomah Area Montessori School	Tomah	66
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School	Sparta	47
Sparta High Point School	Sparta	41
Timber PUPS Learning Center	Tomah	35
Robert Kupper Learning Center	Tomah	29