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Milwaukee County Education: 35,150 white students were enrolled in districts in 2022-23 school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 35,150 white students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Milwaukee County welcomed 118,254 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.7% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Milwaukee County, Milwaukee School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 6,249 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Milwaukee County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. According to recent US Census data, nearly 95% of white students in the state successfully graduated in 2021.

Graduation rates for Black and multiracial students lagged behind white students by 10%.

Even further behind, only 71.6% of Hispanic students completed their high school education during the same period, one of the lowest graduation rates in the state.

Ethnicities in Milwaukee County in 2022-23 School Year
Black [33%]White [29.7%]Hispanic [24.2%]Asian [7.3%]Multiracial [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [0.5%]
Enrollment in Milwaukee County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white StudentsTotal Enrollment
Brown Deer School District14.4%1,655
Cudahy School District51.7%2,093
Fox Point J2 School District75%825
Franklin Public School District68.6%4,781
Glendale-River Hills School District42.9%962
Greendale School District69.1%2,664
Greenfield School District48.9%3,493
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District67%442
Milwaukee School District9.3%67,500
Nicolet Union High School School District54.9%1,089
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District64.4%6,510
Saint Francis School District49%1,066
Seeds of Health Inc.5.8%1,181
Shorewood School District64.2%1,933
South Milwaukee School District57.6%2,773
Wauwatosa School District60.6%6,935
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District44.9%7,095
Whitefish Bay School District75.5%2,860
Whitnall School District69.4%2,397

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