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Monroe County: 2% less students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

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Cashton School District District Administrator Ryan Alderson (2023) | Cashton School District

Cashton School District District Administrator Ryan Alderson (2023) | Cashton School District

There were 6,845 students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2% less than the previous school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.5% identified themselves as male, 49.5% as female.

Data also showed that white students comprised 78.4% of the student body in Monroe County schools—the largest share—followed by Hispanic students at 13.2%, multiracial students at 4.5%, and American Indian students at 1.5%.

Tomah High School had the highest enrollment among Monroe County’s 24 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 882 students.

Wisconsin's lawmakers have approved over $5.5 billion in funding for schools for the 2024-25 school year, a 4.2% increase from the previous year. The budget allocates an additional $325 per pupil aid for each year of the biennium, as well as more than $90 million in increased funding for special education.

Enrollment in Monroe County Over 18 Years

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School Enrollment Trends in Monroe County
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2023-24Total Enrollment in 2024-25% change
Brookwood High School274264-3.6%
Cashton Elementary School2922920%
Cashton Middle/High School327313-4.3%
Herrman Elementary School6046162%
Innovations STEM Academy88902.3%
La Grange Elementary School406400-1.5%
Lemonweir Elementary School275249-9.5%
Miller Elementary School2392452.5%
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School330322-2.4%
Oakdale Elementary School799013.9%
Robert Kupper Learning Center374110.8%
Southside Early Learning Center298268-10.1%
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School6356-11.1%
Sparta High School8548712%
Sparta Meadowview Middle School706687-2.7%
Sparta Montessori School181161-11%
Timber PUPS Learning Center3532-8.6%
Tomah Area Montessori School637214.3%
Tomah High School902882-2.2%
Tomah Middle School681663-2.6%
Warrens Elementary School143133-7%
Wyeville Elementary School10698-7.5%

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