NE Wisconsin News

The majority of students in Marinette County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 5,680 students attending Marinette County district schools, 88.5% 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 88.9% 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 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.3% 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.

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	White	89.9	247
Coleman School District	White	88.3	717
Crivitz School District	White	90.6	798
Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District	White	93	71
Marinette School District	White	83.7	1,958
Niagara School District	White	92.3	442
Peshtigo School District	White	92.2	1,066
Wausaukee School District	White	92.7	381