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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 65.1% of Sheboygan County's student body 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

There were 11,653 white students enrolled in Sheboygan County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Sheboygan County welcomed 17,890 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65.1% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the nine districts in Sheboygan County, Sheboygan Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,424 students.

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

Ethnicities in Sheboygan County in 2022-23 School Year
White [65.1%]Hispanic [15%]Asian [10.8%]Multiracial [6%]Ethnicities <5% [3.1%]
Enrollment in Sheboygan County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white StudentsTotal Enrollment
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District83.1%910
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District88.1%480
Howards Grove School District90.2%925
Kohler School District79.4%714
Oostburg School District86.6%1,006
Plymouth Joint School District87.5%2,110
Random Lake School District88.4%687
Sheboygan Area School District46.7%9,477
Sheboygan Falls School District83.7%1,581

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