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Kewaunee County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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Luxemburg-Casco School District Superintendent Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz (2023) | Luxemburg-Casco School District

Luxemburg-Casco School District Superintendent Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz (2023) | Luxemburg-Casco School District

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

Of the 3,526 students attending Kewaunee County district schools, 88.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Kewaunee County's districts, making up 7.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Kewaunee County districts, representing 88.6% of the student body.

Algoma School District, Kewaunee School District and Luxemburg-Casco School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to less than 0.1% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County in 2022-23 School Year

White [88.2%]Hispanic [7.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.9%]

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

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Algoma School DistrictWhite87.5664
Kewaunee School DistrictWhite83.7861
Luxemburg-Casco School DistrictWhite90.42,001

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