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Durand Middle/High School had the highest enrollment among Pepin County schools, welcoming 537 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51% identified themselves as boys, and 49% as girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 91.1% of the Durand Middle/High School's total enrollment.

Among the four schools in Pepin County, Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 457 students, while Pepin Elementary School welcomed 115 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Durand Middle/High School is a part of the Durand-Arkansaw School District, which roughly covers schools within Pepin County with its main office in Durand.

In the previous school year, Durand Middle/High School also had the highest number of students among Pepin County schools.

In 2022, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Durand Middle/High School	Durand	537
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School	Durand	457
Pepin Elementary School	Pepin	115
Pepin High School	Pepin	110