Green Bay Reporter

Shawano High School had the highest enrollment among Shawano County schools, welcoming 770 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, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 64.8% of the Shawano High School's total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Shawano County, Shawano Community Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 468 students, while Wittenberg Elementary School welcomed 459 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Shawano High School also had the highest number of students among Shawano 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
Shawano High School	Shawano	770
Shawano Community Middle School	Shawano	468
Wittenberg Elementary School	Wittenberg	459
Hillcrest Primary School	Shawano	435
Brener Elementary School	Shawano	399
Birnamwood Elementary School	Birnamwood	340
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School	Wittenberg	338
Bonduel Elementary School	Bonduel	294
Bonduel High School	Bonduel	259
Bonduel Middle School	Bonduel	201
Bowler Elementary School	Bowler	167
Gresham High School	Gresham	162
Gresham Elementary School	Gresham	139
Bowler High School	Bowler	136
Tigerton High School	Tigerton	124
Tigerton Elementary School	Tigerton	121
LEADS Primary Charter School	Shawano	85