There were 1,483 students enrolled in Forest County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.2% 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, 52.1% identified themselves as male, 47.9% as female.
Data also showed that white students comprised 58.7% of the student body in Forest County schools—the largest share—followed by American Indian students at 26.2%, multiracial students at 11.4%, and Hispanic students at 2.6%.
Crandon Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Forest County’s seven schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 396 students.
Wisconsin’s lawmakers have approved over $5.5 billion in funding for schools for the 2024-25 school year, a 4.2% increase from the previous year. The budget allocates an additional $325 per pupil aid for each year of the biennium, as well as more than $90 million in increased funding for special education.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crandon Elementary School | 401 | 396 | -1.2% |
| Crandon High School | 237 | 226 | -4.6% |
| Crandon Middle School | 170 | 181 | 6.5% |
| Laona High School | 148 | 146 | -1.4% |
| Robinson Elementary School | 139 | 145 | 4.3% |
| Wabeno Elementary School | 198 | 196 | -1% |
| Wabeno High School | 173 | 193 | 11.6% |
