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There were 4,061 students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.4% more than the previous school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.8% identified themselves as male, 49.2% as female.

Data also showed that white students comprised 88.3% of the student body in Taylor County schools—the largest share—followed by Hispanic students at 6.7%, multiracial students at 2.8%, and Black students at 1.2%.

Rural Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Taylor County’s 11 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,197 students.

Wisconsin ranked 29th in the U.S. for student-to-teacher ratio at 14:1, according to a study by AAA State of Play.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	Total Enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Gilman Elementary School	137	134	-2.2%
Gilman High School	144	148	2.8%
Medford Elementary School	595	587	-1.3%
Medford High School	685	667	-2.6%
Medford Middle School	598	566	-5.4%
Rib Lake Elementary School	235	239	1.7%
Rib Lake High School	138	149	8%
Rib Lake Middle School	99	93	-6.1%
Rural Virtual Academy	1,090	1,197	9.8%
Stetsonville Elementary School	190	203	6.8%
eSucceed Charter School	55	78	41.8%