Oconto County Schools: Oconto Falls High School welcomed most students in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Green Bay Reporter

Dec 17, 2023

Oconto Falls High School had the highest enrollment among Oconto County schools, welcoming 521 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 91.2% of the Oconto Falls High School's total enrollment.

Among the 18 schools in Oconto County, Oconto Falls Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 519 students, while Sunnyside Elementary School welcomed 497 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Oconto Falls Elementary School had the highest number of students among Oconto 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.

Enrollment in Oconto County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Oconto County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Oconto Falls High School	Oconto Falls	521
Oconto Falls Elementary School	Oconto Falls	519
Sunnyside Elementary School	Sobieski	497
Washington Middle School	Oconto Falls	368
Oconto Elementary School	Oconto	368
Oconto Middle School	Oconto	288
Oconto High School	Oconto	280
Abrams Elementary School	Abrams	271
Gillett Elementary School	Gillett	250
Suring Elementary School	Suring	208
Lena Elementary School	Lena	203
Gillett High School	Gillett	159
Lena High School	Lena	133
Suring High School	Suring	118
Fairview Elementary School	Krakow	113
Gillett Middle School	Gillett	108
Lena Middle School	Lena	87
Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy	Oconto	23