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There were 2,015 students enrolled in Waupaca School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more than the previous 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 shows that most of the students were white, accounting for 87.9% of the Waupaca School District total enrollment.

Waupaca School District covers five schools within Waupaca County, with its main office in Waupaca.

Among the five schools in the Waupaca School District, Waupaca Learning Center Elementary recorded the highest enrollment of 620 students in the 2023-24 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	620
Waupaca High School	605
Waupaca Middle School	536
Chain Exploration Center	133
Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten	121