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There were 3,966 students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

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

Data also showed that white students made up 88.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Taylor County schools, followed by 6.8% of Hispanic students, 2.2% of multiracial students and 1.1% of Black students.

Rural Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Taylor County’s 11 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,090 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
Gilman Elementary School	150	137	-8.7%
Gilman High School	152	144	-5.3%
Medford Elementary School	589	595	1%
Medford High School	692	685	-1%
Medford Middle School	628	598	-4.8%
Rib Lake Elementary School	223	235	5.4%
Rib Lake High School	133	138	3.8%
Rib Lake Middle School	88	99	12.5%
Rural Virtual Academy	1,037	1,090	5.1%
Stetsonville Elementary School	204	190	-6.9%
eSucceed Charter School	53	55	3.8%