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Calumet County's student body comprised mostly of white students 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

Among the many ethnicities represented in Calumet County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Calumet County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 6,865 students attending Calumet County schools, 78.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11.5% of Calumet County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Calumet County, representing 80.3% of the student body.

Berry Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 80.1% white students, 10.6% Hispanic students, 4.8% multiracial students, 2.9% Asian students, 1% Black students, and 0.7% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Calumet County in 2022-23 School Year
White [78.8%]Hispanic [11.5%]Ethnicities <5% [9.7%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Calumet County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost Represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Berry Elementary SchoolWhite80.1%416
Brillion Elementary SchoolWhite77.2%412
Brillion High SchoolWhite88%341
Brillion Middle SchoolWhite82.5%194
Chilton Elementary SchoolWhite76.3%401
Chilton High SchoolWhite84%399
Chilton Middle SchoolWhite81%337
Hilbert Elementary SchoolWhite82.8%169
Hilbert High SchoolWhite82.9%140
Hilbert Middle SchoolWhite81.1%159
Horizons Elementary SchoolWhite48.9%321
Madison Middle SchoolWhite61.4%612
McKinley Elementary SchoolWhite52.9%482
New Holstein Elementary SchoolWhite87.3%463
New Holstein High SchoolWhite88.5%321
New Holstein Middle SchoolWhite85.5%235
Stockbridge Elementary SchoolWhite95.7%115
Stockbridge High SchoolWhite94.3%53
Stockbridge Middle SchoolWhite100%41
Sunrise Elementary SchoolWhite88.9%467
Woodland Intermediate SchoolWhite93.2%337
Woodland SchoolWhite88%450

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