Jefferson County Districts: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2022-23 school year?

The majority of students in Jefferson County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 11,829 students attending Jefferson County district schools, 76.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Jefferson County’s districts, making up 16.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Jefferson County districts, representing 77.2% of the student body.

Fort Atkinson School District, Jefferson School District and Watertown Unified School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 2% compared to the previous year.

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