NE Wisconsin News

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

Of the 5,665 students attending Marinette County schools, 88.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5% of Marinette County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Marinette County, representing 89.8% of the student body.

Coleman Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 87.3% white students, 9.4% Hispanic students, 1.4% American Indian students, 1.4% multiracial students, and 0.6% Black students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county slightly decreased 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.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Coleman Elementary School	White	87.3%	363
Coleman High School	White	91%	233
Coleman Middle School	White	86.6%	142
Crivitz Elementary School	White	92.5%	468
Crivitz High School	White	89.5%	219
Crivitz Middle School	White	87.5%	104
Goodman High School	White	88.9%	45
Goodman-Armstrong Elementary School	White	100%	33
Marinette High School	White	86.1%	635
Marinette Middle School	White	84.5%	567
Merryman Elementary School	White	84.7%	352
Niagara Elementary School	White	89.6%	249
Niagara High School	White	95.9%	194
Park Elementary School	White	81.1%	365
Pembine Elementary School	White	88.7%	142
Pembine High School	White	96.8%	93
Peshtigo Elementary School	White	89.9%	573
Peshtigo High School	White	96.8%	339
Peshtigo Middle School	White	91.6%	167
Wausaukee Elementary School	White	91.4%	162
Wausaukee High School	White	90.6%	127
Wausaukee Middle School	White	93.6%	93