Waukesha Times

Waukesha School District had the highest enrollment among Waukesha County districts, welcoming 11,318 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 0% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.1% of the Waukesha School District's total enrollment.

Among the 19 districts in Waukesha County, Elmbrook School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 7,863 students, while Hamilton School District welcomed 5,119 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Waukesha School District roughly covers schools within Waukesha County, with its main office in Waukesha.

In the previous school year, Waukesha School District also had the highest number of students among Waukesha County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Waukesha School District	Waukesha	11,318
Elmbrook School District	Brookfield	7,863
Hamilton School District	Sussex	5,119
Oconomowoc Area School District	Oconomowoc	4,951
Mukwonago School District	Mukwonago	4,918
Muskego-Norway School District	Muskego	4,659
New Berlin School District	New Berlin	4,253
Menomonee Falls School District	Menomonee Falls	3,928
Kettle Moraine School District	Wales	3,421
Pewaukee School District	Pewaukee	2,932
Arrowhead UHS School District	Hartland	2,038
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	Hartland	1,108
Merton Community School District	Merton	909
Lake Country School District	Hartland	463
Swallow School District	Hartland	445
Richmond School District	Sussex	412
North Lake School District	North Lake	352
Stone Bank School District	Oconomowoc	285
Norris School District	Mukwonago	37