Waukesha Times

There were 5,850 Hispanic students enrolled in Waukesha County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Waukesha County welcomed 60,272 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.7% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 24 districts in Waukesha County, Waukesha School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,823 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Waukesha 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
Arrowhead UHS School District	5%	2,086
Elmbrook School District	7%	7,781
Hamilton School District	6.8%	5,106
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	6.9%	1,139
Kettle Moraine School District	6.4%	3,477
Lake Country School District	4.5%	485
Menomonee Falls School District	5.2%	3,914
Merton Community School District	2.5%	920
Mukwonago School District	5.9%	5,009
Muskego-Norway School District	6.6%	4,767
New Berlin School District	9%	4,256
Norris School District	9.1%	33
North Lake School District	2.4%	331
Oconomowoc Area School District	5.9%	5,015
Pewaukee School District	5.4%	2,948
Richmond School District	3.4%	407
Stone Bank School District	1.4%	279
Swallow School District	1.9%	464
Waukesha School District	23.8%	11,855