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Dodge County Districts: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2022-23 school year?

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Mayville School District Superintendent Scott Sabol (2023) | Mayville School District

Mayville School District Superintendent Scott Sabol (2023) | Mayville School District

The majority of students in Dodge County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 9,840 students attending Dodge County district schools, 80.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Dodge County's districts, making up 12.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dodge County districts, representing 81.8% of the student body.

Horicon School District, Lomira School District and Waupun School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.3% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Dodge 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.

Ethnicities in Dodge County in 2022-23 School Year

White [80.9%]Hispanic [12.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.2%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Dodge County Districts in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Beaver Dam Unified School DistrictWhite70.93,173
Dodgeland School DistrictWhite83.8754
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School DistrictWhite94318
Horicon School DistrictWhite79.6799
Hustisford School DistrictWhite89.6298
Lomira School DistrictWhite871,023
Mayville School DistrictWhite86.3979
Randolph School DistrictWhite87.2522
Waupun School DistrictWhite85.51,974

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