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New London High School had the highest enrollment among Waupaca County schools, welcoming 685 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 85.8% of the New London High School's total enrollment.

Among the 25 schools in Waupaca County, Waupaca Learning Center Elementary ranked second in enrollment numbers with 620 students, while Waupaca High School welcomed 605 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

New London High School is a part of the New London School District, which roughly covers schools within Waupaca County with its main office in New London.

In the previous school year, New London High School also had the highest number of students among Waupaca County schools.

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, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
New London High School	New London	685
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Waupaca	620
Waupaca High School	Waupaca	605
New London Middle School	New London	563
Waupaca Middle School	Waupaca	536
Longfellow Elementary School	Clintonville	513
Clintonville High School	Clintonville	397
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School	Iola	299
Weyauwega High School	Weyauwega	283
Iola-Scandinavia High School	Iola	283
Parkview Elementary School	New London	274
Lincoln Elementary School	New London	266
Weyauwega Elementary School	Weyauwega	259
Marion Elementary School	Marion	236
Clintonville Middle School	Clintonville	232
Marion High School	Marion	216
Manawa Elementary School	Manawa	199
Little Wolf High School	Manawa	193
Weyauwega Middle School	Weyauwega	154
Readfield Elementary School	Readfield	136
Chain Exploration Center	Waupaca	133
Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten	Waupaca	121
Manawa Middle School	MANAWA	113
Fremont Elementary School	Fremont	93
Catalyst Academy	New London	24