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

Of the 34,513 students attending Outagamie County district schools, 75.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Outagamie County's districts, making up 8.8% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Outagamie County districts, representing 77% of the student body.

Appleton Area School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 63.1% of white students, 12.6% of Hispanic students, 12.3% of Asian students, 6.1% of multiracial students, 5% of African American students, and 0.2% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Outagamie 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
Appleton Area School District	White	63.1	15,270
Freedom Area School District	White	89	1,554
Hortonville Area School District	White	89.5	4,258
Kaukauna Area School District	White	84.1	4,057
Kimberly Area School District	White	87.8	5,132
Little Chute Area School District	White	82.2	1,582
Seymour Community School District	White	77.3	1,928
Shiocton School District	White	86.3	732