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Phillips Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Price County schools, welcoming 304 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52% of them were boys, and 48% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 89.8% of the Phillips Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the nine schools in Price County, Park Falls Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 285 students, while Chequamegon High School welcomed 213 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Phillips Elementary School is a part of the Phillips School District, which roughly covers schools within Price County with its main office in Phillips.

In the previous school year, Phillips Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Price 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
Phillips Elementary School	Phillips	304
Park Falls Elementary School	Park Falls	285
Chequamegon High School	Park Falls	213
Phillips High School	Phillips	204
Phillips Middle School	Phillips	160
Prentice Elementary School	Prentice	124
Prentice High School	Prentice	107
Prentice Middle School	Prentice	84
Class ACT Charter	Park Falls	0