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Richland County Education: 1,470 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Ithaca School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown (2023) | Ithaca School District

Ithaca School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown (2023) | Ithaca School District

There were 1,470 students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.9% of the county student body, while the other 47.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Richland County schools, followed by 10.1% of Hispanic students, 3.5% of multiracial students and 1.5% of Black students.

Richland Center High School had the highest enrollment among Richland County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 530 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 Richland County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Richland County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% change
Ithaca Elementary School158150-5.1%
Ithaca High School132128-3%
Ithaca Middle School7774-3.9%
Richland Center High School563530-5.9%
Richland Center Intermediate School2582652.7%
Richland Center Primary School2883055.9%
Richland Online Academy3018-40%

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