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Washington County Education: 18,177 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Erin School District Administraotr Joannie Kalina (2023) | Erin School District

Erin School District Administraotr Joannie Kalina (2023) | Erin School District

There were 18,177 students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 49.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Washington County schools, followed by 7% of Hispanic students, 3.9% of multiracial students and 2.8% of Black students.

Hartford High School had the highest enrollment among Washington County’s 35 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,364 students.

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 Washington County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Washington County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% change
Addison Elementary School454428-5.7%
Allenton Elementary School4474480.2%
Amy Belle Elementary School363354-2.5%
Badger Middle School851782-8.1%
Central Middle School552504-8.7%
County Line Elementary School4784790.2%
Decorah Elementary School372367-1.3%
East High School965914-5.3%
Erin Elementary School3994082.3%
Fair Park Elementary School3503541.1%
Farmington Elementary School2642712.7%
Friess Lake Elementary School301292-3%
Germantown High School1,2951,290-0.4%
Green Tree Elementary School379354-6.6%
Hartford High School1,3161,3643.6%
Jackson Elementary School321312-2.8%
Kennedy Middle School898867-3.5%
Kewaskum Elementary School551528-4.2%
Kewaskum High School5715944%
Kewaskum Middle School4034296.5%
Lincoln Elementary School506469-7.3%
MacArthur Elementary School485484-0.2%
McLane Elementary School380351-7.6%
Richfield Middle School1821841.1%
Rockfield Elementary School384342-10.9%
Rolf's Early Childhood Center39402.6%
Rossman Elementary School459456-0.7%
Silverbrook Intermediate School718716-0.3%
Slinger Elementary School624598-4.2%
Slinger High School1,0541,044-0.9%
Slinger Middle School771753-2.3%
Washington Street School101220%
West Bend School District 4K27631614.5%
West High School1,0751,073-0.2%

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