Milwaukee North News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Wisconsin districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in the 2023-24 school year were African American, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 117,085 students attending Milwaukee County district schools, 32.9% were African American. White students were the second largest ethnic group among Milwaukee County's districts, making up 29.1% of the student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common group in Milwaukee County districts, representing 33% of the student body.

West Allis-West Milwaukee School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 43.5% of white students, 31.3% of Hispanic students, 12.1% of African American students, 9.3% of multiracial students, 2.9% of Asian students, and 0.1% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1% 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	55	1,647
Cudahy School District	White	50.5	2,054
Fox Point J2 School District	White	76.3	822
Franklin Public School District	White	67.4	4,721
Glendale-River Hills School District	White	42.6	963
Greendale School District	White	67.5	2,609
Greenfield School District	White	47.6	3,410
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	White	70	424
Milwaukee School District	African American	49.5	66,864
Nicolet Union High School School District	White	53	1,054
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	White	63.3	6,527
Saint Francis School District	White	48.7	1,097
Seeds of Health Inc.	Hispanic	75.7	1,259
Shorewood School District	White	64.2	1,927
South Milwaukee School District	White	55.8	2,783
Wauwatosa School District	White	59.7	6,761
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	White	43.5	6,938
Whitefish Bay School District	White	76.3	2,831
Whitnall School District	White	67.4	2,394