Racine Sun

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

Of the 24,918 students attending Racine County district schools, 51.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Racine County's districts, making up 24.1% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Racine County districts, representing 51.8% of the student body.

Racine Unified School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 34% of white students, 31.7% of Hispanic students, 25% of African American students, 7.9% of multiracial students, 1.1% of Asian students, and 0% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 3.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Racine 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
Burlington Area School District	White	80.1	2,922
Dover #1 School District	White	77.9	86
North Cape School District	White	95.5	201
Norway J7 School District	White	80	80
Racine Unified School District	White	34	16,182
Raymond #14 School District	White	86	428
Union Grove J1 School District	White	83.3	902
Union Grove UHS School District	White	88.3	1,045
Washington-Caldwell School District	White	90.7	194
Waterford Graded J1 School District	White	88.9	1,464
Waterford UHS School District	White	86.9	954
Yorkville J2 School District	White	82.2	460