Milwaukee South News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Wisconsin districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in the 2022-23 school year were African American, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 118,254 students attending Milwaukee County district schools, 33% were African American. White students were the second largest ethnic group among Milwaukee County's districts, making up 29.7% of the student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common group in Milwaukee County districts, representing 34.4% of the student body.

Glendale-River Hills School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 42.9% of white students, 32.7% of African American students, 9.9% of Hispanic students, 9.6% of multiracial students, 4.4% of Asian students, and 0.2% of American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 6.6% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Milwaukee 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
Brown Deer School District	African American	54.6	1,655
Cudahy School District	White	51.7	2,093
Fox Point J2 School District	White	75	825
Franklin Public School District	White	68.6	4,781
Glendale-River Hills School District	White	42.9	962
Greendale School District	White	69.1	2,664
Greenfield School District	White	48.9	3,493
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	White	67	442
Milwaukee School District	African American	49.8	67,500
Nicolet Union High School School District	White	54.9	1,089
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	White	64.4	6,510
Saint Francis School District	White	49	1,066
Seeds of Health Inc.	Hispanic	77.8	1,181
Shorewood School District	White	64.2	1,933
South Milwaukee School District	White	57.6	2,773
Wauwatosa School District	White	60.6	6,935
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	White	44.8	7,095
Whitefish Bay School District	White	75.5	2,860
Whitnall School District	White	69.4	2,397