SW Wisconsin News

Richland Center High School had the highest enrollment among Richland County schools, welcoming 530 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.2% of them were girls, and 49.8% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 82.6% of the Richland Center High School's total enrollment.

Among the seven schools in Richland County, Richland Center Primary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 305 students, while Richland Center Intermediate School welcomed 265 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Richland Center High School is a part of the Richland School District, which roughly covers schools within Richland County with its main office in Richland Center.

In the previous school year, Richland Center High School also had the highest number of students among Richland 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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Richland Center High School	Richland Center	530
Richland Center Primary School	Richland Center	305
Richland Center Intermediate School	Richland Center	265
Ithaca Elementary School	Richland Center	150
Ithaca High School	Richland Center	128
Ithaca Middle School	Richland Center	74
Richland Online Academy	Richland Center	18