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Merrill High School had the highest enrollment among Lincoln County schools, welcoming 803 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, 54.2% of them were boys, and 45.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 89.9% of the Merrill High School's total enrollment.

Among the 10 schools in Lincoln County, Bridges Virtual Academy ranked second in enrollment numbers with 731 students, while Prairie River Middle School welcomed 593 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Merrill High School is a part of the Merrill Area School District, which roughly covers schools within Lincoln County with its main office in Merrill.

In the previous school year, Bridges Virtual Academy had the highest number of students among Lincoln 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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Merrill High School	Merrill	803
Bridges Virtual Academy	Merrill	731
Prairie River Middle School	Merrill	593
Tomahawk Elementary School	Tomahawk	554
Kate Goodrich Elementary School	Merrill	375
Tomahawk High School	Tomahawk	371
Tomahawk Middle School	Tomahawk	279
Washington Elementary School	Merrill	229
Pine River School for Young Learners (PRSYL)	Merrill	150
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy	Merrill	26