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There were 665 students enrolled in Iron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Iron County schools, followed by 4.1% of multiracial students, 3% of Hispanic students and 1.5% of American Indian students.

Hurley High School had the highest enrollment among Iron County’s three schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 325 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 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Hurley Elementary School	222	235	5.9%
Hurley High School	324	325	0.3%
Mercer School	121	105	-13.2%