Iowa County Schools: Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School welcomed most students in 2022-23 school year

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

By SW Wisconsin News

Dec 17, 2023

Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School had the highest enrollment among Iowa County schools, welcoming 473 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, 53.7% of them were boys, and 46.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 91.3% of the Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School's total enrollment.

Among the 15 schools in Iowa County, Dodgeville Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 383 students, while Dodgeville High School welcomed 374 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School is a part of the Iowa-Grant School District, which roughly covers schools within Iowa County with its main office in Livingston.

In the previous school year, Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School also had the highest number of students among Iowa 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 Iowa County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Iowa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School	Livingston	473
Dodgeville Elementary School	Dodgeville	383
Dodgeville High School	Dodgeville	374
Mineral Point Elementary School	Mineral Point	354
Dodgeville Middle School	Dodgeville	311
Mineral Point High School	Mineral Point	245
Barneveld Elementary School	Barneveld	206
Iowa-Grant High School	Livingston	203
Pecatonica Elementary School	Hollandale	184
Mineral Point Middle School	Mineral Point	178
Highland Community Elementary School	Highland	132
Barneveld High School	Barneveld	128
Highland Community High School	Highland	105
Barneveld Middle School	Barneveld	97
Highland Community Middle School	Highland	51