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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.3% of Kenosha 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 1,631 multiracial students enrolled in Kenosha County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Kenosha County welcomed 25,904 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.3% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 12 districts in Kenosha County, Kenosha School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,415 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kenosha 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 Kenosha County in 2022-23 School Year
White [56.4%]Hispanic [25.2%]Black [10.3%]Multiracial [6.3%]Ethnicities <5% [1.8%]
Enrollment in Kenosha County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Brighton #1 School District1.5%198
Bristol #1 School District4.5%782
Central/Westosha UHS School District3.5%1,219
Kenosha School District7.4%19,069
Paris J1 School District3.1%261
Randall J1 School District1.4%625
Salem School District3.2%1,000
Silver Lake J1 School District4.1%438
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District2.1%473
Twin Lakes #4 School District5%278
Wheatland J1 School District2.6%612
Wilmot UHS School District3%949

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