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There were 3,940 students enrolled in Lincoln County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 50.2% of the county student body, while the other 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Lincoln County schools, followed by 4.3% of multiracial students, 3.8% of Hispanic students and 1% of Black students.

Merrill High School had the highest enrollment among Lincoln County’s 12 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 795 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
Bridges Virtual Academy	731	697	-4.7%
Kate Goodrich Elementary School	375	358	-4.5%
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy	26	25	-3.8%
Merrill High School	803	795	-1%
Pine River School for Young Learners (PRSYL)	150	133	-11.3%
Prairie River Middle School	593	541	-8.8%
Tomahawk Elementary School	554	526	-5.1%
Tomahawk High School	371	353	-4.9%
Tomahawk Middle School	279	263	-5.7%
Washington Elementary School	229	249	8.7%