Racine Sun

Among the many ethnicities represented in Racine County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 24,614 students attending Racine County schools, 50.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.1% of Racine County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Racine County, representing 52% of the student body.

Countywide, All District 4 Year Old Kindergarten had the most even distribution of races, which included 33.1% Black students, 30.2% white students, 28.7% Hispanic students, and 8.1% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% compared to the previous year.

According to the NAEP's 2022 results, there was a significant achievement gap between ethnic groups in Wisconsin. On average, white students outperformed Black students by 40 to 50 points in mathematics and reading. Hispanic students also scored lower than their white peers in both subjects, with an average gap of about 20 points.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
All District 4 Year Old Kindergarten	Black	33.1%	136
Bull Early Education Center	Hispanic	40.4%	339
Burlington High School	White	78.2%	937
Case High School	White	37.4%	1,845
Cooper Elementary School	White	78.3%	483
Dr. Edward G. Dyer School	White	89.9%	198
Drought Elementary School	White	78.7%	89
Evergreen Elementary School	White	90.6%	309
Fox River Middle School	White	87.9%	489
Fratt Elementary School	Hispanic	35%	449
Gifford School	White	63.7%	1,408
Gilmore Fine Arts School	White	38.8%	725
Horlick High School	Hispanic	34.4%	1,281
Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School	White	32.6%	433
Jerstad-Agerholm School	Black	35.6%	865
Johnson Elementary School	Hispanic	50%	530
Julian Thomas Elementary School	Hispanic	51.6%	547
Kansasville Elementary School	White	79%	81
Knapp Elementary School	Black	44.4%	448
Lakeview Elementary School	White	89%	309
Mitchell Middle School	Hispanic	48.3%	1,093
Nettie E. Karcher School	White	77.2%	622
North Cape Elementary School	White	94.4%	197
O. Brown Elementary School	White	57.8%	526
Park High School	Hispanic	39.7%	1,150
RUSD Montessori	White	58%	350
Racine Alternative Learning	Black	34.2%	360
Raymond Elementary School	White	85.4%	410
Red Apple Elementary School	White	37%	289
Roosevelt Elementary School	Hispanic	40.6%	219
Schulte Elementary School	White	44.2%	335
Starbuck - an IB World School	Hispanic	35.2%	497
The REAL School	White	55.1%	543
Trailside Elementary School	White	86.7%	330
Union Grove Elementary School	White	82.3%	868
Union Grove High School	White	87.4%	1,009
Wadewitz Elementary School	Hispanic	45.5%	495
Walden III High School	White	53.1%	723
Waller Elementary School	White	75.9%	332
Washington Elementary School	White	89.3%	197
Waterford High School	White	86.9%	890
West Ridge Elementary School	Black	44%	343
Winkler Elementary School	White	91.2%	125
Woodfield Elementary School	White	88.3%	334
Yorkville Elementary School	White	81.9%	476