Whitewater Times

There were 1,998 Hispanic students enrolled in Jefferson County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 11,829 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.9% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the eight districts in Jefferson County, Watertown Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 695 students.

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.

District	% of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Cambridge School District	3.1%	915
Fort Atkinson School District	15.1%	2,523
Jefferson School District	20.1%	1,731
Johnson Creek School District	17.4%	605
Lake Mills Area School District	10.3%	1,511
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	12.4%	574
Waterloo School District	27.9%	768
Watertown Unified School District	21.7%	3,202