SW Wisconsin News

There were 6,949 students enrolled in Grant County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 566 students, while third grade saw the smallest enrollment that year with 438 students.

Countywide, Platteville School District welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Grant County.

Nearly 850,000 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.

District	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	% Change from Previous Year
Boscobel Area School District	703	738	-4.7
Cassville School District	172	183	-6
Cuba City School District	677	684	-1
Fennimore Community School District	810	793	2.1
Lancaster Community School District	991	971	2.1
Platteville School District	1,576	1,524	3.4
Potosi School District	314	301	4.3
River Ridge School District	524	543	-3.5
Riverdale School District	653	668	-2.2
Southwestern Wisconsin School District	529	532	-0.6