Green Bay Reporter

Shawano School District had the highest enrollment among Shawano County districts, welcoming 2,157 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, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.4% of the Shawano School District's total enrollment.

Among the six districts in Shawano County, Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,166 students, while Bonduel School District welcomed 762 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Shawano School District roughly covers schools within Shawano County, with its main office in Shawano.

In the previous school year, Shawano School District also had the highest number of students among Shawano 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
Shawano School District	Shawano	2,157
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	Wittenberg	1,166
Bonduel School District	Bonduel	762
Bowler School District	Bowler	311
Gresham School District	Gresham	302
Tigerton School District	Tigerton	245