There were 3,739 students enrolled in Vernon County schools in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By SW Wisconsin News

Oct 26, 2023

There were 3,739 students enrolled in Vernon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 50.9% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 93% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Vernon County schools, followed by 3.1% of multiracial students, 2.8% of Hispanic students and 0.7% of Black students.

Viroqua High School had the highest enrollment among Vernon County’s 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 303 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.

Enrollment in Vernon County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Vernon County Schools

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Coon Valley Elementary School	123	131	6.5%
De Soto High School	126	127	0.8%
De Soto Middle School	102	100	-2%
De Soto Virtual School	17	8	-52.9%
Hillsboro Elementary School	245	230	-6.1%
Hillsboro High School	291	271	-6.9%
Kickapoo Elementary School	205	205	0%
Kickapoo High School	276	265	-4%
Kickapoo Valley Forest School	4	47	1075%
La Farge Elementary School	128	97	-24.2%
La Farge High School	63	64	1.6%
La Farge Middle School	48	41	-14.6%
Laurel High School	13	36	176.9%
Prairie View Elementary School	107	112	4.7%
Stoddard Elementary School	124	121	-2.4%
Vernon County Area Better Futures High School	14	12	-14.3%
Viroqua Area Montessori School	129	145	12.4%
Viroqua Elementary School	332	299	-9.9%
Viroqua High School	296	303	2.4%
Viroqua Middle School	271	247	-8.9%
Westby Elementary School	278	283	1.8%
Westby High School	301	300	-0.3%
Westby Middle School	290	295	1.7%