Kenosha Reporter

The majority of students in Kenosha County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 25,414 students attending Kenosha County district schools, 55.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Kenosha County's districts, making up 25.7% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Kenosha County districts, representing 56.4% of the student body.

Kenosha School District, Silver Lake J1 School District and Wilmot UHS School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.9% compared to the previous year.

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.

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Brighton #1 School District	White	92	113
Bristol #1 School District	White	84.5	814
Central/Westosha UHS School District	White	83.6	1,278
Kenosha School District	White	44.8	18,719
Paris J1 School District	White	87.3	252
Randall J1 School District	White	93.6	582
Salem School District	White	83.9	957
Silver Lake J1 School District	White	83.7	429
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	White	83.7	441
Twin Lakes #4 School District	White	81.6	283
Wheatland J1 School District	White	93.1	624
Wilmot UHS School District	White	85.1	922