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
Data showed that Walworth County welcomed 14,850 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.3% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.
Among the 17 districts in Walworth County, Whitewater Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 63 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Walworth 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 Black Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Big Foot UHS School District | 1.3% | 456 |
| Delavan-Darien School District | 1.8% | 1,817 |
| East Troy Community School District | 1.2% | 1,456 |
| Elkhorn Area School District | 1.1% | 3,582 |
| Fontana J8 School District | 1% | 206 |
| Geneva J4 School District | 1.3% | 152 |
| Lake Geneva J1 School District | 1% | 1,824 |
| Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District | 0.7% | 1,347 |
| Linn J4 School District | 1.1% | 95 |
| Linn J6 School District | 0.7% | 148 |
| Walworth J1 School District | 0.2% | 432 |
| Whitewater Unified School District | 3.2% | 1,986 |
| Williams Bay School District | 1% | 672 |
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