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Thursday, April 3, 2025

There were 18,579 students enrolled in Brown County Green Bay Area Public School District in 2023-24 school year

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West De Pere School District Superintendent Dennis Krueger (2023) | West De Pere School District

West De Pere School District Superintendent Dennis Krueger (2023) | West De Pere School District

Green Bay Area Public School District had the highest enrollment among Brown County districts, welcoming 18,579 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 89.4% of the Green Bay Area Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Brown County, Howard-Suamico School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 5,665 students, while De Pere School District welcomed 4,526 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Green Bay Area Public School District roughly covers schools within Brown County, with its main office in Green Bay.

In the previous school year, Green Bay Area Public School District also had the highest number of students among Brown 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.

Enrollment in Brown County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Brown County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Green Bay Area Public School DistrictGreen Bay18,579
Howard-Suamico School DistrictGreen Bay5,665
De Pere School DistrictDe Pere4,526
Pulaski Community School DistrictPulaski3,798
West De Pere School DistrictDe Pere3,655
Ashwaubenon School DistrictGreen Bay3,197
Denmark School DistrictDenmark1,625
Wrightstown Community School DistrictWrightstown1,320