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

Of the 3,785 students attending Calumet County district schools, 83.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Calumet County's districts, making up 11.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Calumet County districts, representing 84.8% of the student body.

During the 2022-23 school year, Brillion School District and Chilton School District were recognized as having the most diverse student bodies in Calumet County. Brillion School District had a student population comprising American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white while Chilton School District was had Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.2% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Calumet County.

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.

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Brillion School District	White	82.2	947
Chilton School District	White	80.4	1,137
Hilbert School District	White	82.3	468
New Holstein School District	White	87	1,024
Stockbridge School District	White	96.2	209