Whitewater Times

There were 9,673 students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.7% of the county student body, while the other 40% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 76.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Jefferson County schools, followed by 17.4% of Hispanic students, 3.4% of multiracial students and 1.5% of Black students.

Fort Atkinson High School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County’s 30 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 960 students.

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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Barrie Elementary School	221	223	0.9%
Cambridge High School	254	241	-5.1%
East Elementary School	302	308	2%
Fort Atkinson 4K	117	96	-17.9%
Fort Atkinson High School	989	960	-2.9%
Fort Atkinson Middle School	528	504	-4.5%
Ixonia Elementary School	301	279	-7.3%
Jefferson High School	600	607	1.2%
Jefferson Middle School	397	389	-2%
Johnson Creek Public School	619	605	-2.3%
Lake Mills Elementary School	642	610	-5%
Lake Mills High School	482	488	1.2%
Lake Mills Middle School	426	410	-3.8%
Lincoln Elementary School	162	154	-4.9%
Luther Elementary School	229	226	-1.3%
Palmyra-Eagle High School	193	195	1%
Palmyra-Eagle Middle School	124	114	-8.1%
Purdy Elementary School	271	268	-1.1%
Riverside Middle School	690	693	0.4%
Rockwell Elementary School	226	231	2.2%
Schurz Elementary School	277	244	-11.9%
Sullivan Elementary School	177	154	-13%
Waterloo Elementary School	272	285	4.8%
Waterloo High School	264	255	-3.4%
Waterloo Intermediate School	98	105	7.1%
Waterloo Middle School	135	116	-14.1%
Watertown 4 Kids	145	146	0.7%
Webster Elementary School	371	369	-0.5%
West Elementary School	273	270	-1.1%
eCampus Academy Charter School	122	128	4.9%