There were 28,650 Hispanic students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in 2022-23 school year

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

By Milwaukee City Wire

Jan 9, 2024

There were 28,650 Hispanic students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 24.2% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Milwaukee County, Milwaukee School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 18,973 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

Enrollment in Milwaukee County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	% of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Brown Deer School District	8.2%	1,655
Cudahy School District	28.4%	2,093
Fox Point J2 School District	5.6%	825
Franklin Public School District	11%	4,781
Glendale-River Hills School District	9.9%	962
Greendale School District	17.4%	2,664
Greenfield School District	29.1%	3,493
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	9.5%	442
Milwaukee School District	28.1%	67,500
Nicolet Union High School School District	9.9%	1,089
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	17%	6,510
Saint Francis School District	32.6%	1,066
Seeds of Health Inc.	77.8%	1,181
Shorewood School District	9.4%	1,933
South Milwaukee School District	27.4%	2,773
Wauwatosa School District	8.7%	6,935
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	30.4%	7,095
Whitefish Bay School District	6.3%	2,860
Whitnall School District	16.7%	2,397