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2022-23 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Marinette County districts?

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Wausaukee School District Superintendent Jared Deschane (2023) | Wausaukee School District

Wausaukee School District Superintendent Jared Deschane (2023) | Wausaukee School District

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

Of the 5,665 students attending Marinette County district schools, 88.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Marinette County's districts, making up 5% of the student body.

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

Marinette 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 dropped to 0.4% compared to the previous year.

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

White [88.9%]Hispanic [5%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.1%]

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

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School DistrictWhite91.9235
Coleman School DistrictWhite88.3738
Crivitz School DistrictWhite91791
Goodman-Armstrong Creek School DistrictWhite93.678
Marinette School DistrictWhite84.41,919
Niagara School DistrictWhite92.3443
Peshtigo School DistrictWhite92.31,079
Wausaukee School DistrictWhite91.6382

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