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

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By NE Wisconsin News

Nov 26, 2023

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

Of the 3,257 students attending Door County schools, 83.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.5% of Door County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Door County, representing 83.7% of the student body.

Gibraltar Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 90.7% white students, 5.8% Hispanic students, 3.1% multiracial students, and 0.4% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.2% compared to the previous year.

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 Door County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Door County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Gibraltar Elementary School	White	90.7%	257
Gibraltar High School	White	82.2%	180
Gibraltar Middle School	White	83.6%	110
Sawyer Elementary School	White	70.2%	248
Sevastopol Elementary School	White	85%	240
Sevastopol High School	White	80.2%	177
Sevastopol Middle School	White	84%	156
Sevastopol Pre-School	White	75%	24
Southern Door Elementary School	White	89.1%	448
Southern Door High School	White	90.5%	327
Southern Door Middle School	White	89.1%	211
Sturgeon Bay High School	White	82.7%	393
Sunrise Elementary School	White	74.1%	201
Walker Middle School	White	74.9%	223
Washington Island Elementary School	White	93%	43
Washington Island High School	White	94.7%	19