Dane County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2024-25 school year?

Sheila Hibner President at Middleston-Cross Plaines Area School District | Official Website

By Madison Reporter

Apr 29, 2025

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

Of the 77,761 students attending Dane County schools, 60% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 16.1% of Dane County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dane County, representing 60.8% of the student body.

Countywide, 4K McFarland had the most even distribution of races, which included 73.9% white students, 10.9% multiracial students, 5.8% Hispanic students, 4.4% Asian students, 4.4% Black students, and 0.7% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% from 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.

Ethnicities in Dane County in 2024-25 School Year

Most Prevalent Ethnicity in Dane County Schools in 2024-25 School Year

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
4K McFarland	White	73.9%	138
4K PK Off Site	White	44.1%	619
Allis Elementary School	Hispanic	49.1%	336
Arboretum Elementary School	White	84.4%	435
Badger Ridge Middle School	White	59.8%	776
Badger Rock Middle School	Hispanic	35.9%	92
Belleville Elementary School	White	83.5%	550
Belleville High School	White	83.6%	275
Belleville Middle School	White	82%	111
Black Earth Elementary School	White	83.6%	391
Black Hawk Middle School	Black	31%	300
C. H. Bird Elementary School	White	40.8%	333
Cambridge Elementary School	White	92.7%	399
Capital High School	Black	44.2%	129
Central Heights Middle School	White	52.9%	560
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	White	46.6%	631
Cherokee Heights Middle School	Hispanic	40.7%	526
Clark Street Community School	White	77.8%	108
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	White	83.3%	449
Core Knowledge Charter School	White	76.7%	417
Cottage Grove Elementary School	White	74.6%	307
Country View Elementary School	White	56.5%	382
Creekside Elementary School	White	42.4%	394
Crestwood Elementary School	White	62.1%	293
De Forest High School	White	80.2%	1,137
De Forest Middle School	White	80.1%	602
Deerfield Elementary School	White	88.8%	409
Deerfield High School	White	83.6%	207
Deerfield Middle School	White	79.8%	114
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	White	61.5%	423
Dr. Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Hispanic	37.7%	462
Eagle Point Elementary School	White	72.2%	389
East High School	White	35.1%	1,643
Eastside Elementary School	White	67.9%	408
Elm Lawn Elementary School	White	71.6%	313
Elvehjem Elementary School	White	52.5%	415
Emerson Elementary School	White	43.8%	297
Forest Edge Elementary School	White	71.8%	446
Fox Prairie Elementary School	White	79.7%	443
Franklin Elementary School	White	61.7%	308
Glacial Drumlin School	White	76.6%	766
Glacier Creek Middle School	White	69.1%	924
Glacier Edge Elementary School	White	55%	462
Gompers Elementary School	White	47.5%	217
Granite Ridge School	White	74%	470
Hamilton Middle School	White	64.3%	790
Harvest Intermediate School	White	80.1%	966
Hawthorne Elementary School	Hispanic	32.5%	360
Holum Education Center	White	80.1%	297
Horizon Elementary School	White	53%	345
Huegel Elementary School	White	52.5%	417
Indian Mound Middle School	White	81.7%	534
Innovative & Alternative High School	Black	47.1%	138
Insight School of Wisconsin High	White	52%	202
James Wright Middle School	Hispanic	49.4%	245
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	37.5%	462
Kegonsa Elementary School	White	82.2%	304
Kennedy Elementary School	Black	40.9%	582
Koshkonong Trails School	White	96.4%	28
Kromrey Middle School	White	59.3%	1,230
LaFollette High School	Hispanic	34.3%	1,541
Lake View Elementary School	Asian	35.3%	292
Lapham Elementary School	White	58.2%	182
Leopold Elementary School	Hispanic	48.1%	626
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	38.7%	393
Lindbergh Elementary School	Black	31.7%	180
Lowell Elementary School	White	51.4%	329
Marquette Elementary School	White	59.2%	169
Marshall Early Learning Center	White	63.8%	251
Marshall Elementary School	White	61.4%	246
Marshall High School	White	62.3%	281
Marshall Middle School	White	60.2%	128
McFarland High School	White	80.7%	727
Meadow View Elementary School	White	31.4%	401
Memorial High School	White	41%	2,004
Mendota Elementary School	Black	49.3%	282
Metro School	Black	25%	12
Middleton High School	White	65.1%	2,303
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K	White	62.9%	286
Midvale Elementary School	White	44.4%	372
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	White	34.7%	455
Monona Grove High School	White	76.9%	1,170
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	White	85%	93
Mount Horeb Area Community 4K	White	90.3%	113
Mount Horeb Early Learning Center	White	85.6%	160
Mount Horeb High School	White	90.3%	745
Mount Horeb Intermediate School	White	87.8%	508
Mount Horeb Middle School	White	89.1%	503
Mount Horeb Primary Center	White	88.9%	269
Muir Elementary School	White	32.1%	377
Netherwood Knoll Elementary School	White	90%	419
New Century School	White	78.7%	122
Nikolay Middle School	White	89.2%	203
Northside Elementary School	White	62.2%	307
Nuestro Mundo	Hispanic	64%	311
O'Keeffe Middle School	White	54.6%	434
Olson Elementary School	White	52.4%	462
Orchard Ridge Elementary School	White	40.8%	265
Oregon 4K	White	79.8%	213
Oregon High School	White	82.1%	1,339
Oregon Middle School	White	82.1%	613
Park Elementary School	White	85.3%	245
Patrick Marsh Middle School	White	61.8%	581
Pope Farm Elementary School	White	51.6%	448
Prairie Phoenix Academy	White	36.4%	88
Prairie View Elementary School	White	78.8%	330
Prairie View Middle School	White	45.9%	699
Randall Elementary School	White	61.3%	320
River Bluff Middle School	White	80.7%	569
Rome Corners Intermediate School	White	84%	463
Royal Oaks Elementary School	White	52.9%	433
SASD 4K	White	75.9%	174
Sandburg Elementary School	Hispanic	48.5%	410
Sandhill Elementary School	White	77.6%	411
Sauk Trail Elementary School	White	45.6%	360
Savanna Oaks Middle School	White	61.1%	360
Schenk Elementary School	Hispanic	35%	394
Sennett Middle School	Hispanic	39.3%	570
Shabazz-City High School	White	60.4%	106
Sherman Middle School	Hispanic	30.8%	400
Shorewood Hills Elementary School	White	47.6%	368
Spring Harbor Middle School	White	58.4%	269
Stephens Elementary School	White	41.8%	447
Stoner Prairie Elementary School	White	62.2%	407
Stoughton High School	White	79.5%	834
Sugar Creek Elementary School	White	58.9%	645
Sun Prairie Four Kids	White	55.6%	297
Sun Prairie High School	White	61.7%	1,340
Sun Prairie West High School	White	53.4%	1,325
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	White	71.5%	309
Taylor Prairie Elementary School	White	72.7%	264
Thoreau Elementary School	White	51.6%	403
Token Springs Elementary School	White	78.6%	472
Toki Middle School	White	43.3%	487
Van Hise Elementary School	White	59.1%	396
Verona Area High School	White	57.3%	1,820
Verona Area International School	White	52.2%	113
Verona Area K4	White	65.1%	292
Waubesa Intermediate School	White	81.6%	489
Waunakee Community 4K School	White	84.7%	249
Waunakee Heritage Elementary School	White	75.4%	537
Waunakee High School	White	83.1%	1,335
Waunakee Intermediate School	White	80.6%	661
Waunakee Middle School	White	79.2%	667
Waunakee Prairie Elementary School	White	82.9%	531
West High School	White	49%	2,222
West Middleton Elementary School	White	71.9%	334
Westside Elementary School	Black	29.7%	434
Whitehorse Middle School	Black	31.6%	415
Windsor Elementary School	White	79.5%	526
Winnequah School	White	75.6%	602
Wisconsin Heights High School	White	89.1%	238
Wisconsin Heights Middle School	White	91.5%	153
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	White	58.8%	1,566
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	White	46.3%	1,393
Yahara Elementary School	White	81.8%	329