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There were 1,861 students enrolled in West Salem School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 91.9% of the West Salem School District total enrollment.

West Salem School District covers three schools within La Crosse County, with its main office in West Salem.

Among the three schools in the West Salem School District, West Salem Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 692 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
West Salem Elementary School	692
West Salem High School	605
West Salem Middle School	564