NE Wisconsin News

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

Of the 3,266 students attending Door County district schools, 83.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Door County's districts, making up 9.5% of the student body.

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

Sevastopol School District and Sturgeon Bay 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 increased 1.2% compared to the previous year.

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

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Gibraltar Area School District	White	86.5	547
Sevastopol School District	White	82.9	597
Southern Door County School District	White	89.6	995
Sturgeon Bay School District	White	76.5	1,065
Washington Island School District	White	93.5	62