Whitewater Times

The majority of students in Walworth County districts were white in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 14,040 students attending Walworth County district schools, 69.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group within Walworth County's districts, making up 25.4% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Walworth County districts, representing 70.1% of the student body.

Whitewater Unified School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 51.3% of white students, 39.1% of Hispanic students, 5.3% of multiracial students, 3% of African American students, 1.1% of Asian students, and 0.1% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 2.7% compared to the previous year.

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

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.

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Big Foot UHS School District	White	69.1%	437
Delavan-Darien School District	Hispanic	52.3%	1,674
East Troy Community School District	White	87.2%	1,355
Elkhorn Area School District	White	80.2%	3,506
Fontana J8 School District	White	90.9%	197
Geneva J4 School District	White	79.7%	148
Genoa City J2 School District	White	70.2%	413
Lake Geneva J1 School District	White	69.6%	1,683
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District	White	69.6%	1,271
Linn J4 School District	White	57.3%	75
Linn J6 School District	White	87.5%	176
Sharon J11 School District	White	76.6%	197
Walworth J1 School District	White	63.6%	409
Whitewater Unified School District	White	51.3%	1,893
Williams Bay School District	White	86%	606