WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Boys made up 51.6% of the county student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 90.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Iron County schools, followed by 4.2% of Hispanic students, 3% of multiracial students and 1.5% of American Indian students.
Hurley High School had the highest enrollment among Iron County’s three schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 324 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.
School name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
---|---|---|---|
Hurley Elementary School | 209 | 222 | 6.2% |
Hurley High School | 324 | 324 | 0% |
Mercer School | 110 | 121 | 10% |