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Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Manitowoc County schools, welcoming 1,385 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 52.3% identified themselves as boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, accounting for 62.5% of the Lincoln High School's total enrollment.

Among the 30 schools in Manitowoc County, Washington Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 566 students, while Wilson Middle School welcomed 478 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Lincoln High School also had the highest number of students among Manitowoc County schools.

In 2022, the teacher-to-student ratio was approximately 1:14 in Wisconsin classrooms, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lincoln High School	Manitowoc	1,385
Washington Middle School	Manitowoc	566
Wilson Middle School	Manitowoc	478
Two Rivers High School	Two Rivers	471
Schultz Elementary School	Mishicot	455
Zielanis Elementary School	Kiel	412
Valders Elementary School	Valders	411
Clarke Middle School	Two Rivers	397
Kiel High School	Kiel	375
Franklin Elementary School	Manitowoc	356
Jefferson Elementary School	Manitowoc	344
Kiel Middle School	Kiel	338
Jackson Elementary School	Manitowoc	336
Koenig Elementary School	Two Rivers	326
Reedsville Elementary School	Reedsville	320
Magee Elementary School	Two Rivers	317
Valders High School	Valders	291
Mishicot High School	Mishicot	274
Valders Middle School	Valders	259
Riverview Elementary School	Manitowoc	257
Reedsville Junior-Senior High School	Reedsville	256
Riverview Early Learning Center	Manitowoc	237
Monroe Elementary School	Manitowoc	232
Lighthouse Learning Academy	Two Rivers	229
Mishicot Middle School	Mishicot	216
Madison Elementary School	Manitowoc	202
Cleveland Elementary School	Cleveland	117
Between the Lakes Virtual Academy	KIEL	98
McKinley Academy	Manitowoc	59
Kiel eSchool	Kiel	23