SW Wisconsin News

Richland School District had the highest enrollment among Richland County districts, welcoming 1,133 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 91.5% of the Richland School District's total enrollment.

Among the two districts in Richland County, Ithaca School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 352 students.

Richland School District roughly covers schools within Richland County, with its main office in Richland Center.

In the previous school year, Richland School District also had the highest number of students among Richland County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Richland School District	Richland Center	1,133
Ithaca School District	Richland Center	352