Dane County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

Stoughton Area School District Superintendent Dan Keyser (2023) | Stoughton Area School District

By Madison Reporter

Dec 18, 2024

Among the many ethnicities represented in Dane 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 77,279 students attending Dane County schools, 60.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 15.3% of Dane County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dane County, representing 61.8% of the student body.

Countywide, 4K McFarland had the most even distribution of races, which included 87.5% white students, 4.2% Asian students, 3.3% Hispanic students, 3.3% multiracial students, and 1.7% Black students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased slightly 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.

Ethnicities in Dane County in 2023-24 School Year

Most Prevalent Ethnicity in Dane County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
4K McFarland	White	87.5%	120
4K PK Off Site	White	44.8%	594
Allis Elementary School	Hispanic	37.8%	357
Arboretum Elementary School	White	84.3%	427
Badger Ridge Middle School	White	60.2%	752
Badger Rock Middle School	Hispanic	36.4%	99
Belleville Elementary School	White	84.2%	533
Belleville High School	White	83.7%	294
Belleville Middle School	White	82.8%	128
Black Earth Elementary School	White	85.1%	389
Black Hawk Middle School	Black	33.5%	376
C. H. Bird Elementary School	White	45.4%	328
Cambridge Elementary School	White	92.6%	419
Capital High School	Black	45.5%	123
Central Heights Middle School	White	56.2%	498
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	White	44%	652
Cherokee Heights Middle School	Hispanic	41.9%	537
Clark Street Community School	White	78.6%	103
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	White	82.5%	473
Core Knowledge Charter School	White	74.7%	419
Cottage Grove Elementary School	White	76.7%	305
Country View Elementary School	White	57.5%	374
Creekside Elementary School	White	43.1%	362
Crestwood Elementary School	White	58.2%	287
De Forest High School	White	80.4%	1,118
De Forest Middle School	White	81.2%	568
Deerfield Elementary School	White	86.5%	431
Deerfield High School	White	82.3%	209
Deerfield Middle School	White	81.1%	106
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	White	61.8%	340
Dr. Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Hispanic	35.6%	463
Eagle Point Elementary School	White	77.7%	363
Early Childhood	Hispanic	47.4%	19
East High School	White	35.2%	1,644
Eastside Elementary School	White	70.3%	417
Elm Lawn Elementary School	White	71.4%	336
Elvehjem Elementary School	White	55.3%	403
Emerson Elementary School	White	44.5%	317
Forest Edge Elementary School	White	76.1%	401
Fox Prairie Elementary School	White	83.7%	435
Franklin Elementary School	White	64%	292
Glacial Drumlin School	White	76.4%	763
Glacier Creek Middle School	White	70.4%	948
Glacier Edge Elementary School	White	57.4%	462
Gompers Elementary School	White	45.9%	220
Granite Ridge School	White	77.6%	477
Hamilton Middle School	White	62.4%	768
Harvest Intermediate School	White	79.8%	950
Hawthorne Elementary School	Hispanic	30.8%	321
Holum Education Center	White	78.6%	295
Horizon Elementary School	White	58.5%	357
Huegel Elementary School	White	52.4%	422
Indian Mound Middle School	White	80%	545
Innovative & Alternative High School	Black	48.2%	139
Insight School of Wisconsin High	White	45.3%	150
James Wright Middle School	Hispanic	47.9%	259
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	35.1%	436
Kegonsa Elementary School	White	83.2%	303
Kennedy Elementary School	Black	35.9%	579
Koshkonong Trails School	White	96.4%	28
Kromrey Middle School	White	61.1%	1,185
LaFollette High School	Hispanic	34.8%	1,527
Lake View Elementary School	Asian	32.4%	287
Lapham Elementary School	White	58.3%	211
Leopold Elementary School	Hispanic	45.6%	623
Lincoln Elementary School	White	40.8%	385
Lindbergh Elementary School	Black	28.2%	170
Lowell Elementary School	White	50.8%	335
Marquette Elementary School	White	62.3%	159
Marshall Early Learning Center	White	65.6%	227
Marshall Elementary School	White	62.3%	249
Marshall High School	White	66.2%	284
Marshall Middle School	White	60.7%	117
McFarland High School	White	83.1%	740
Meadow View Elementary School	White	33.3%	417
Memorial High School	White	42%	2,005
Mendota Elementary School	Black	55.7%	280
Metro School	Black	82.6%	23
Middleton High School	White	66%	2,237
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K	White	68.3%	252
Midvale Elementary School	White	45.4%	372
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	White	36.1%	454
Monona Grove High School	White	77.9%	1,144
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	White	82.6%	86
Mount Horeb Area Community 4K	White	87.3%	142
Mount Horeb Early Learning Center	White	87.4%	143
Mount Horeb High School	White	89.7%	776
Mount Horeb Intermediate School	White	87.9%	512
Mount Horeb Middle School	White	89.4%	510
Mount Horeb Primary Center	White	87.7%	308
Muir Elementary School	White	31.3%	418
Netherwood Knoll Elementary School	White	89.9%	407
New Century School	White	79%	124
Nikolay Middle School	White	88.6%	201
Northside Elementary School	White	70.3%	316
Nuestro Mundo	Hispanic	64.8%	295
O'Keeffe Middle School	White	51.9%	439
Olson Elementary School	White	51.6%	452
Orchard Ridge Elementary School	White	41.3%	247
Oregon 4K	White	83.6%	225
Oregon High School	White	82.6%	1,284
Oregon Middle School	White	82.5%	639
Park Elementary School	White	84.8%	250
Patrick Marsh Middle School	White	63.1%	572
Pope Farm Elementary School	White	52.1%	403
Prairie Phoenix Academy	White	39.3%	84
Prairie View Elementary School	White	80.4%	326
Prairie View Middle School	White	47.2%	651
Randall Elementary School	White	68.7%	316
River Bluff Middle School	White	79.2%	572
Rome Corners Intermediate School	White	85.7%	483
Royal Oaks Elementary School	White	62.3%	422
SASD 4K	White	79.5%	185
Sandburg Elementary School	Hispanic	48.9%	411
Sandhill Elementary School	White	78.3%	410
Sauk Trail Elementary School	White	48.1%	393
Savanna Oaks Middle School	White	61.6%	380
Schenk Elementary School	White	30.9%	444
Sennett Middle School	Hispanic	39.7%	579
Shabazz-City High School	White	57%	114
Sherman Middle School	Hispanic	32%	385
Shorewood Hills Elementary School	White	47.1%	382
Spring Harbor Middle School	White	55.6%	270
Stephens Elementary School	White	43.2%	482
Stoner Prairie Elementary School	White	57.9%	385
Stoughton High School	White	80.9%	864
Sugar Creek Elementary School	White	59.7%	683
Sun Prairie Four Kids	White	52.8%	301
Sun Prairie High School	White	63.9%	1,275
Sun Prairie West High School	White	53.5%	1,333
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	White	70.5%	298
Taylor Prairie Elementary School	White	73.8%	279
Thoreau Elementary School	White	50%	398
Token Springs Elementary School	White	82.5%	456
Toki Middle School	White	41.3%	538
Van Hise Elementary School	White	59.4%	421
Verona Area High School	White	57.8%	1,789
Verona Area International School	White	54.2%	118
Verona Area K4	White	67.5%	289
Waubesa Intermediate School	White	80.9%	512
Waunakee Community 4K School	White	83.5%	237
Waunakee Heritage Elementary School	White	77.9%	575
Waunakee High School	White	85.3%	1,346
Waunakee Intermediate School	White	80%	620
Waunakee Middle School	White	81.4%	681
Waunakee Prairie Elementary School	White	84.7%	524
West High School	White	51.4%	2,137
West Middleton Elementary School	White	71.3%	338
Westside Elementary School	Black	32.3%	443
Whitehorse Middle School	White	29.5%	400
Windsor Elementary School	White	81.3%	512
Winnequah School	White	75.4%	642
Wisconsin Heights High School	White	86.3%	219
Wisconsin Heights Middle School	White	93.9%	164
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	White	59.8%	1,423
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	White	48.1%	1,336
Yahara Elementary School	White	81%	347