Washington County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Washington County Times

Dec 16, 2023

Hartford High School had the highest enrollment among Washington County schools, welcoming 1,316 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.1% of them were boys, and 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 85.1% of the Hartford High School's total enrollment.

Among the 34 schools in Washington County, Germantown High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,295 students, while West High School welcomed 1,075 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Hartford High School also had the highest number of students among Washington 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.

Enrollment in Washington County Over 17 Years

Enrollment in Washington County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Hartford High School	Hartford	1,316
Germantown High School	Germantown	1,295
West High School	West Bend	1,075
Slinger High School	Slinger	1,054
East High School	West Bend	965
Kennedy Middle School	Germantown	898
Badger Middle School	West Bend	851
Slinger Middle School	Slinger	771
Silverbrook Intermediate School	West Bend	718
Slinger Elementary School	Slinger	624
Kewaskum High School	Kewaskum	571
Central Middle School	Hartford	552
Kewaskum Elementary School	Kewaskum	551
Lincoln Elementary School	Hartford	506
MacArthur Elementary School	Germantown	485
County Line Elementary School	Germantown	478
Rossman Elementary School	Hartford	459
Addison Elementary School	Hartford	454
Allenton Elementary School	Allenton	447
Kewaskum Middle School	Kewaskum	403
Erin Elementary School	Hartford	399
Rockfield Elementary School	Germantown	384
McLane Elementary School	West Bend	380
Green Tree Elementary School	West Bend	379
Decorah Elementary School	West Bend	372
Amy Belle Elementary School	Colgate	363
Fair Park Elementary School	West Bend	350
Jackson Elementary School	Jackson	321
Friess Lake Elementary School	Hubertus	301
West Bend School District 4K	West Bend	276
Farmington Elementary School	Kewaskum	264
Richfield Middle School	Richfield	182
Rolf's Early Childhood Center	West Bend	39
Washington Street School	West Bend	10