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Crandon School District had the highest enrollment among Forest County districts, welcoming 808 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, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 72.1% of the Crandon School District's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Forest County, Wabeno Area School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 371 students, while Laona School District welcomed 287 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Crandon School District roughly covers schools within Forest County, with its main office in Crandon.

In the previous school year, Crandon School District also had the highest number of students among Forest 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
Crandon School District	Crandon	808
Wabeno Area School District	Wabeno	371
Laona School District	Laona	287