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There were 1,234 students enrolled in Pepin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 50.8% of the county student body, while the other 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Pepin County schools, followed by 6.2% of Hispanic students, 1.6% of multiracial students and 0.5% of American Indian students.

Durand Middle/High School had the highest enrollment among Pepin County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 532 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
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School	478	472	-1.3%
Durand Middle/High School	521	532	2.1%
Pepin Elementary School	114	114	0%
Pepin High School	120	116	-3.3%