Crawford County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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

By SW Wisconsin News

Dec 15, 2023

Prairie du Chien High School had the highest enrollment among Crawford County schools, welcoming 322 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54% of them were boys, and 46% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 92.2% of the Prairie du Chien High School's total enrollment.

Among the 13 schools in Crawford County, North Crawford Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 276 students, while BA Kennedy School welcomed 222 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Prairie du Chien High School is a part of the Prairie du Chien Area School District, which roughly covers schools within Crawford County with its main office in Prairie du Chien.

In the previous school year, Prairie du Chien High School also had the highest number of students among Crawford County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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 Crawford County Over 16 Years

Enrollment in Crawford County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Prairie du Chien High School	Prairie du Chien	322
North Crawford Elementary School	Soldiers Grove	276
BA Kennedy School	Prairie du Chien	222
Bluff View Elementary School	Prairie du Chien	216
Bluff View Junior High School	Prairie du Chien	196
North Crawford High School	Soldiers Grove	124
Wauzeka Elementary School	Wauzeka	118
Seneca High School	Seneca	105
Seneca Elementary School	Seneca	100
Wauzeka High School	Wauzeka	78
Wauzeka Middle School	Wauzeka	61
Seneca Junior High School	Seneca	50
Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education	Prairie du Chien	30