Waukesha Times

The majority of students in Waukesha County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 60,272 students attending Waukesha County district schools, 77.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Waukesha County's districts, making up 9.7% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Waukesha County districts, representing 77.8% of the student body.

Waukesha School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 61.3% of white students, 23.8% of Hispanic students, 6.2% of African American students, 5% of multiracial students, 3.3% of Asian students, and 0.1% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.6% compared to the previous year.

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	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Arrowhead UHS School District	White	87.3	2,086
Elmbrook School District	White	69.6	7,781
Hamilton School District	White	74.7	5,106
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	White	84.5	1,139
Kettle Moraine School District	White	88.2	3,477
Lake Country School District	White	86.2	485
Menomonee Falls School District	White	70.2	3,914
Merton Community School District	White	92.5	920
Mukwonago School District	White	89.3	5,009
Muskego-Norway School District	White	88.2	4,767
New Berlin School District	White	78.1	4,256
Norris School District	African American	51.5	33
North Lake School District	White	90.3	331
Oconomowoc Area School District	White	88.9	5,015
Pewaukee School District	White	79.6	2,948
Richmond School District	White	91.2	407
Stone Bank School District	White	95.7	279
Swallow School District	White	88.6	464
Waukesha School District	White	61.3	11,855