Green Bay Reporter

There were 4,897 students enrolled in Shawano County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 68.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Shawano County schools, followed by 13% of American Indian students, 9.8% of multiracial students and 7.1% of Hispanic students.

Shawano High School had the highest enrollment among Shawano County’s 17 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 770 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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Birnamwood Elementary School	361	340	-5.8%
Bonduel Elementary School	329	294	-10.6%
Bonduel High School	260	259	-0.4%
Bonduel Middle School	147	201	36.7%
Bowler Elementary School	148	167	12.8%
Bowler High School	149	136	-8.7%
Brener Elementary School	433	399	-7.9%
Gresham Elementary School	151	139	-7.9%
Gresham High School	149	162	8.7%
Hillcrest Primary School	436	435	-0.2%
LEADS Primary Charter School	81	85	4.9%
Shawano Community Middle School	485	468	-3.5%
Shawano High School	803	770	-4.1%
Tigerton Elementary School	128	121	-5.5%
Tigerton High School	131	124	-5.3%
Wittenberg Elementary School	443	459	3.6%
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School	331	338	2.1%