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River Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Pierce County schools, welcoming 1,062 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, 50.9% identified themselves as boys, and 49.1% as girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 87.9% of the River Falls High School's total enrollment.

Among the 24 schools in Pierce County, Ellsworth Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 734 students, while Meyer Middle School welcomed 725 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

River Falls High School is a part of the River Falls School District, which roughly covers schools within Pierce County with its main office in River Falls.

In the previous school year, River Falls High School also had the highest number of students among Pierce 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
River Falls High School	River Falls	1,062
Ellsworth Elementary School	Ellsworth	734
Meyer Middle School	River Falls	725
Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth	538
Malone Elementary School	Prescott	457
Rocky Branch Elementary School	River Falls	441
Greenwood Elementary School	River Falls	409
Westside Elementary School	River Falls	403
Prescott High School	Prescott	394
Ellsworth Middle School	Ellsworth	325
Spring Valley Elementary School	Spring Valley	317
Prescott Middle School	Prescott	254
Spring Valley High School	Spring Valley	194
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	River Falls	189
River Falls 4 Children	River Falls	164
Spring Valley Middle School	Spring Valley	140
Elmwood Elementary School	Elmwood	130
Elmwood Middle School	Elmwood	92
Elmwood High School	Elmwood	90
Plum City Elementary School	Plum City	85
Prescott 4K	Prescott	79
Plum City High School	Plum City	79
Renaissance Charter Academy	River Falls	49
Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)	Elmwood	18