Green Bay Reporter

There were 3,920 students enrolled in Oconto County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The county's data showed that 10th grade had the biggest classes with 318 students, while first grade saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 236 students.

Countywide, Oconto Falls Public 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 Oconto 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
Gillett School District	517	531	-2.6
Lena School District	423	426	-0.7
Oconto Falls Public School District	1,695	1,653	2.5
Oconto Unified School District	959	958	0.1
Suring Public School District	326	338	-3.6