Racine Sun

White students were the most represented ethnic group within Racine County schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 24,480 students attending Racine County schools, 50% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.6% of Racine County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Racine County, representing 50.9% of the student body.

Countywide, All District 4 Year Old Kindergarten had the most even distribution of races, which included 41.8% Black students, 26.2% Hispanic students, 23.3% white students, and 8.7% multiracial students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% compared to the previous year.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
All District 4 Year Old Kindergarten	Black	41.8%	103
Bull Early Education Center	Hispanic	38.1%	365
Burlington High School	White	77.5%	880
Case High School	White	36.1%	1,856
Cooper Elementary School	White	73.4%	395
Dr. Edward G. Dyer School	White	89.3%	225
Drought Elementary School	White	75.2%	109
Evergreen Elementary School	White	90.7%	310
Fox River Middle School	White	87.7%	510
Fratt Elementary School	Hispanic	35.2%	435
Gifford School	White	63%	1,331
Gilmore Fine Arts School	Hispanic	35.1%	737
Horlick High School	Hispanic	35.9%	1,212
Jerstad-Agerholm School	Black	40%	870
Johnson Elementary School	Hispanic	48.8%	557
Julian Thomas Elementary School	Hispanic	55.9%	574
Kansasville Elementary School	White	79%	81
Knapp Elementary School	Black	45%	462
Lakeview Elementary School	White	89%	290
Mitchell Middle School	Hispanic	51.1%	1,040
Nettie E. Karcher School	White	75.6%	779
North Cape Elementary School	White	96.4%	194
O. Brown Elementary School	White	60%	540
Park High School	Hispanic	41%	1,203
RUSD Montessori	White	58.4%	375
Racine Alternative Learning	Black	49.2%	183
Raymond Elementary School	White	83.9%	385
Red Apple Elementary School	White	38.4%	354
Roosevelt Elementary School	Hispanic	35.9%	195
Schulte Elementary School	White	40.3%	479
Starbuck - an IB World School	Hispanic	31.1%	1,133
The REAL School	White	51.9%	538
Trailside Elementary School	White	87.6%	331
Union Grove Elementary School	White	81%	886
Union Grove High School	White	86.9%	1,032
Wadewitz Elementary School	Hispanic	47.4%	517
Walden III High School	White	50.3%	692
Waller Elementary School	White	79.8%	247
Washington Elementary School	White	90.1%	192
Waterford High School	White	85.6%	889
Winkler Elementary School	White	81.2%	207
Woodfield Elementary School	White	89.1%	322
Yorkville Elementary School	White	81.5%	465