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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.4% of Waukesha County's student body 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 2,682 multiracial students enrolled in Waukesha County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.4% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 24 districts in Waukesha County, Waukesha School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 592 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.

Ethnicities in Waukesha County in 2022-23 School Year
White [77.2%]Hispanic [9.7%]Ethnicities <5% [7.6%]Asian [5.5%]
Enrollment in Waukesha County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Arrowhead UHS School District3.4%2,086
Elmbrook School District5.3%7,781
Hamilton School District4.3%5,106
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District4.8%1,139
Kettle Moraine School District3.6%3,477
Lake Country School District5.2%485
Menomonee Falls School District7.9%3,914
Merton Community School District1.4%920
Mukwonago School District3.5%5,009
Muskego-Norway School District3.3%4,767
New Berlin School District3.9%4,256
North Lake School District5.4%331
Oconomowoc Area School District2.9%5,015
Pewaukee School District5.9%2,948
Richmond School District1.7%407
Stone Bank School District0.7%279
Swallow School District3.2%464
Waukesha School District5%11,855

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