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

Of the 10,322 students attending Manitowoc County schools, 74.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 12.1% of Manitowoc County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Manitowoc County, representing 75.5% of the student body.

Between the Lakes Virtual Academy had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 84.6% white students, 5.1% Asian students, 5.1% Black students, 2.6% Hispanic students, and 2.6% multiracial students.

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

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Between the Lakes Virtual Academy	White	84.6%	39
Clarke Middle School	White	77.1%	462
Cleveland Elementary School	White	58.2%	110
Franklin Elementary School	White	51.9%	389
Jackson Elementary School	White	70%	377
Jefferson Elementary School	White	41.1%	360
Kiel High School	White	88.9%	379
Kiel Middle School	White	89.5%	332
Kiel eSchool	White	84%	25
Koenig Elementary School	White	66.8%	325
Lighthouse Learning Academy	White	89.4%	216
Lincoln High School	White	65.2%	1,484
Madison Elementary School	White	61%	228
Magee Elementary School	White	85%	313
McKinley Academy	White	63.6%	121
Mishicot High School	White	95.7%	279
Mishicot Middle School	White	92.2%	191
Monroe Elementary School	White	60%	285
Reedsville Elementary School	White	84.1%	320
Reedsville Junior-Senior High School	White	83.7%	264
Riverview Early Learning Center	White	58.8%	255
Riverview Elementary School	White	68%	272
Schultz Elementary School	White	94.9%	448
Two Rivers High School	White	81.7%	474
Valders Elementary School	White	91.6%	393
Valders High School	White	92%	301
Valders Middle School	White	89.5%	276
Washington Middle School	White	49.3%	491
Wilson Middle School	White	70.7%	464
Zielanis Elementary School	White	89.3%	449