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There were 4,594 students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 74.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Clark County schools, followed by 22.1% of Hispanic students, 1.7% of multiracial students and 0.8% of Black students.

Abbotsford Elementary School and Neillsville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Clark County’s 21 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 406 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
Abbotsford Elementary School	388	406	4.6%
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High School	404	401	-0.7%
Colby Elementary School	353	343	-2.8%
Colby High School	304	299	-1.6%
Colby Middle School	217	223	2.8%
Granton Elementary School	119	135	13.4%
Granton High School	107	105	-1.9%
Greenwood Elementary School	197	195	-1%
Greenwood High School	165	155	-6.1%
Little Stars Pre-School	44	45	2.3%
Loyal Elementary School	204	205	0.5%
Loyal High School	155	167	7.7%
Loyal Middle School	111	106	-4.5%
Neillsville Elementary School	394	406	3%
Neillsville High School	268	242	-9.7%
Neillsville Middle School	182	174	-4.4%
Owen-Withee Elementary School	213	216	1.4%
Owen-Withee High School	123	131	6.5%
Owen-Withee Junior High School	106	109	2.8%
Thorp Elementary School	362	358	-1.1%
Thorp High School	165	173	4.8%