Jefferson County Education: 9,364 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Oconomowoc Area School District Superintendent Michael Sereno (2023) | Oconomowoc Area School District

By Whitewater Times

Nov 27, 2024

There were 9,364 students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Boys made up 52.5% of the county student body, while the other 40.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 75.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Jefferson County schools, followed by 17.8% of Hispanic students, 3.6% of multiracial students and 1.4% of Black students.

Fort Atkinson High School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County’s 30 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 876 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.

Enrollment in Jefferson County Over 18 Years

Enrollment in Jefferson County Schools

School name	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Barrie Elementary School	223	212	-4.9%
Cambridge High School	241	259	7.5%
East Elementary School	308	270	-12.3%
Fort Atkinson 4K	96	68	-29.2%
Fort Atkinson High School	960	876	-8.8%
Fort Atkinson Middle School	504	462	-8.3%
Ixonia Elementary School	279	265	-5%
Jefferson High School	607	613	1%
Jefferson Middle School	389	373	-4.1%
Johnson Creek Public School	605	620	2.5%
Lake Mills Elementary School	610	616	1%
Lake Mills High School	488	477	-2.3%
Lake Mills Middle School	410	389	-5.1%
Lincoln Elementary School	154	146	-5.2%
Luther Elementary School	226	247	9.3%
Palmyra-Eagle High School	195	178	-8.7%
Palmyra-Eagle Middle School	114	99	-13.2%
Purdy Elementary School	268	268	0%
Riverside Middle School	693	649	-6.3%
Rockwell Elementary School	231	199	-13.9%
Schurz Elementary School	244	236	-3.3%
Sullivan Elementary School	154	152	-1.3%
Waterloo Elementary School	285	276	-3.2%
Waterloo High School	255	260	2%
Waterloo Intermediate School	105	103	-1.9%
Waterloo Middle School	116	107	-7.8%
Watertown 4 Kids	146	172	17.8%
Webster Elementary School	369	373	1.1%
West Elementary School	270	257	-4.8%
eCampus Academy Charter School	128	142	10.9%