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There were 1,832 students enrolled in Buffalo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 49% of the county student body, while the other 51% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Buffalo County schools, followed by 4.5% of Hispanic students, 2.3% of multiracial students and 0.4% of Black students.

Mondovi Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Buffalo County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 495 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 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Alma Elementary School	173	176	1.7%
Alma High School	65	69	6.2%
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary School	290	285	-1.7%
Cochrane-Fountain City High School	270	252	-6.7%
Gilmanton Elementary School	57	46	-19.3%
Gilmanton High School	39	41	5.1%
Gilmanton Middle School	39	43	10.3%
Mondovi Elementary School	493	495	0.4%
Mondovi High School	250	244	-2.4%
Mondovi Middle School	168	181	7.7%