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There were 7,519 students enrolled in Pierce County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 47.2% of the county student body, while the other 34.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Pierce County schools, followed by 4.7% of Hispanic students, 3.6% of multiracial students and 0.9% of Black students.

River Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Pierce County’s 25 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,082 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
Ellsworth Elementary School	730	745	2.1%
Ellsworth High School	519	527	1.5%
Ellsworth Middle School	375	348	-7.2%
Elmwood Elementary School	138	132	-4.3%
Elmwood High School	90	90	0%
Elmwood Middle School	83	90	8.4%
Greenwood Elementary School	392	401	2.3%
Malone Elementary School	460	477	3.7%
Meyer Middle School	738	731	-0.9%
Plum City Elementary School	103	89	-13.6%
Plum City High School	137	120	-12.4%
Prescott 4K	78	72	-7.7%
Prescott High School	430	424	-1.4%
Prescott Middle School	275	274	-0.4%
Renaissance Charter Academy	51	41	-19.6%
River Falls 4 Children	160	192	20%
River Falls High School	1,112	1,082	-2.7%
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	190	182	-4.2%
River Falls eSchool	9	0	-100%
Rocky Branch Elementary School	428	412	-3.7%
Spring Valley Elementary School	354	329	-7.1%
Spring Valley High School	200	182	-9%
Spring Valley Middle School	154	155	0.6%
Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)	10	13	30%
Westside Elementary School	408	411	0.7%