Green Bay Reporter

Oconto Falls Public School District had the highest enrollment among Oconto County districts, welcoming 1,679 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, 53.4% of them were boys, and 46.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 94.4% of the Oconto Falls Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the five districts in Oconto County, Oconto Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 938 students, while Gillett School District welcomed 572 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Oconto Falls Public School District roughly covers schools within Oconto County, with its main office in Oconto Falls.

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

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Oconto Falls Public School District	Oconto Falls	1,679
Oconto Unified School District	Oconto	938
Gillett School District	Gillett	572
Lena School District	Lena	410
Suring Public School District	Suring	350