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

Of the 7,524 students attending Waupaca County schools, 87.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 7.6% of Waupaca County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Waupaca County, representing 87.9% of the student body.

Catalyst Academy had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 83.3% white students, 13.9% Hispanic students, and 2.8% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Catalyst Academy	White	83.3%	36
Chain Exploration Center	White	90.8%	131
Clintonville High School	White	80.8%	401
Clintonville Middle School	White	75.7%	255
Fremont Elementary School	White	91.2%	91
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School	White	95.3%	278
Iola-Scandinavia High School	White	93.8%	288
Lincoln Elementary School	White	80.8%	239
Little Wolf High School	White	93.2%	205
Longfellow Elementary School	White	82.7%	508
Manawa Elementary School	White	86.9%	244
Manawa Middle School	White	91.3%	115
Marion Elementary School	White	91.6%	249
Marion High School	White	88.1%	202
New London High School	White	88.3%	674
New London Middle School	White	84.9%	596
Parkview Elementary School	White	84.4%	289
Readfield Elementary School	White	91.8%	134
Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten	White	86.2%	130
Waupaca High School	White	91%	602
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	White	88.5%	615
Waupaca Middle School	White	91%	521
Weyauwega Elementary School	White	84.8%	256
Weyauwega High School	White	88.3%	290
Weyauwega Middle School	White	86.3%	175