SW Wisconsin News

There were 1,042 students enrolled in Viroqua Area School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 92% of the Viroqua Area School District total enrollment.

Viroqua Area School District covers six schools within Vernon County, with its main office in Viroqua.

Among the six schools in the Viroqua Area School District, Viroqua High School recorded the highest enrollment of 303 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Viroqua High School	303
Viroqua Elementary School	299
Viroqua Middle School	247
Viroqua Area Montessori School	145
Laurel High School	36
Vernon County Area Better Futures High School	12