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There were 411 multiracial students enrolled in Walworth County 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 411 multiracial students enrolled in Walworth County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Walworth County welcomed 14,850 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.8% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 17 districts in Walworth County, Whitewater Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 83 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.

Ethnicities in Walworth County in 2022-23 School Year
White [70%]Hispanic [24.9%]Ethnicities <5% [5.1%]
Enrollment in Walworth County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Big Foot UHS School District2.2%456
Delavan-Darien School District2.9%1,817
East Troy Community School District2.9%1,456
Elkhorn Area School District2.1%3,582
Fontana J8 School District3.4%206
Geneva J4 School District2%152
Genoa City J2 School District1.1%469
Lake Geneva J1 School District2.4%1,824
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District2.9%1,347
Linn J4 School District4.2%95
Linn J6 School District4.1%148
Sharon J11 School District1.9%208
Walworth J1 School District5.6%432
Whitewater Unified School District4.2%1,986
Williams Bay School District1.9%672

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