Washington Island School District Superintendent Sue Cornell (2023) | Washington Island School District
Washington Island School District Superintendent Sue Cornell (2023) | Washington Island School District
Of the 3,243 students attending Door County district schools, 82.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Door County's districts, making up 10% 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 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.7% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Door County.
According to the Nation's Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.
Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.
| District | Most Prevalent | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Area School District | White | 85.7 | 533 |
| Sevastopol School District | White | 82.2 | 591 |
| Southern Door County School District | White | 88.9 | 998 |
| Sturgeon Bay School District | White | 74.8 | 1,065 |
| Washington Island School District | White | 96.4 | 56 |
Alerts Sign-up