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Manitowoc County Districts: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2022-23 school year?

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Valders Area School District Superintendent Debra Hunt (2023) | Valders Area School District

Valders Area School District Superintendent Debra Hunt (2023) | Valders Area School District

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

Of the 10,213 students attending Manitowoc County district schools, 74.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Manitowoc County's districts, making up 11.7% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Manitowoc County districts, representing 75.6% of the student body.

Valders Area School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

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

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

Ethnicities in Manitowoc County in 2022-23 School Year

White [74.7%]Hispanic [11.7%]Asian [5.3%]Multiracial [5.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.1%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Manitowoc County Districts in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Kiel Area School DistrictWhite891,224
Manitowoc School DistrictWhite60.84,726
Mishicot School DistrictWhite94.6919
Reedsville School DistrictWhite83.9584
Two Rivers Public School DistrictWhite79.31,790
Valders Area School DistrictWhite91.1970

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