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Medford Area Public School District had the highest enrollment among Taylor County districts, welcoming 3,158 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 94.6% of the Medford Area Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Taylor County, Rib Lake School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 508 students, while Gilman School District welcomed 336 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Medford Area Public School District roughly covers schools within Taylor County, with its main office in Medford.

In the previous school year, Medford Area Public School District also had the highest number of students among Taylor County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Medford Area Public School District	Medford	3,158
Rib Lake School District	Rib Lake	508
Gilman School District	Gilman	336