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River Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Pierce County schools, welcoming 1,112 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, 53.9% of them were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 87.8% of the River Falls High School's total enrollment.

Among the 25 schools in Pierce County, Meyer Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 738 students, while Ellsworth Elementary School welcomed 730 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, River Falls High School also had the highest number of students among Pierce 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
River Falls High School	River Falls	1,112
Meyer Middle School	River Falls	738
Ellsworth Elementary School	Ellsworth	730
Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth	519
Malone Elementary School	Prescott	460
Prescott High School	Prescott	430
Rocky Branch Elementary School	River Falls	428
Westside Elementary School	River Falls	408
Greenwood Elementary School	River Falls	392
Ellsworth Middle School	Ellsworth	375
Spring Valley Elementary School	Spring Valley	354
Prescott Middle School	Prescott	275
Spring Valley High School	Spring Valley	200
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	River Falls	190
River Falls 4 Children	River Falls	160
Spring Valley Middle School	Spring Valley	154
Elmwood Elementary School	Elmwood	138
Plum City High School	Plum City	137
Plum City Elementary School	Plum City	103
Elmwood High School	Elmwood	90
Elmwood Middle School	Elmwood	83
Prescott 4K	Prescott	78
Renaissance Charter Academy	River Falls	51
Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)	Elmwood	10
River Falls eSchool	River Falls	9