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Tomah Area School District had the highest enrollment among Monroe County districts, welcoming 3,096 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of them were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.6% of the Tomah Area School District's total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Monroe County, Sparta Area School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,794 students, while Cashton School District welcomed 619 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Tomah Area School District roughly covers schools within Monroe County, with its main office in Tomah.

In the previous school year, Tomah Area School District also had the highest number of students among Monroe County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Tomah Area School District	Tomah	3,096
Sparta Area School District	Sparta	2,794
Cashton School District	Cashton	619
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	Ontario	604