Whitewater Times

White students were the most represented ethnic group within Walworth County schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 13,992 students attending Walworth County schools, 69.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.2% of Walworth County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Walworth County, representing 70.3% of the student body.

Countywide, Badger High School had the most even distribution of races, which included 69.6% white students, 25.6% Hispanic students, 2.2% multiracial students, 1.5% Black students, 1% Asian students, 0.2% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.8% compared to the previous year.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Badger High School	White	69.6%	1,240
Big Foot High School	White	69.1%	437
Brookwood Elementary School	White	71.5%	200
Brookwood Middle School	White	69%	213
Career and College Academy	White	78.9%	237
Central - Denison Elementary School	White	65.9%	522
Darien Elementary School	Hispanic	56.5%	223
Delavan-Darien High School	Hispanic	48.5%	511
East Troy High School	White	88.6%	448
East Troy Middle School	White	87%	316
Eastview Elementary School	White	62.3%	257
Elkhorn Area High School	White	79.4%	953
Elkhorn Area Middle School	White	79.2%	659
Elkhorn Options Virtual School	White	85.4%	335
Fontana Elementary School	White	90.9%	197
JEDI Virtual K-12	White	81%	58
Jackson Elementary School	White	72.4%	485
Lake Geneva Middle School	White	71%	551
Lakeview Elementary School	White	57.9%	209
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	42.5%	358
Little Prairie Primary School	White	86%	328
Maple Park Charter School	White	92.9%	14
New Visions Charter School	White	71%	31
Phoenix Middle School	Hispanic	53.2%	474
Prairie View Elementary School	White	86.2%	261
Reek Elementary School	White	87.5%	176
Sharon Community	White	76.7%	197
Star Center Elementary School	White	77.9%	339
Tibbets Elementary School	White	89.8%	431
Traver Elementary School	White	57.3%	75
Turtle Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	55%	371
Walworth Elementary School	White	63.6%	409
Washington Elementary School	White	52.2%	312
West Side Elementary School	White	79.1%	406
Whitewater 4K	White	92.9%	14
Whitewater High School	White	53.8%	606
Whitewater Middle School	White	51.3%	394
Williams Bay Elementary School	White	86.2%	282
Williams Bay High School	White	83.5%	170
Williams Bay Middle School	White	88.3%	145
Woods Elementary School	White	79.7%	148