Fond Du Lac Times

The majority of students in Dodge County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 9,413 students attending Dodge County district schools, 80.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Dodge County's districts, making up 13.4% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dodge County districts, representing 80.9% of the student body.

Horicon 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 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 4.3% 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.

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Beaver Dam Unified School District	White	70.2	3,061
Dodgeland School District	White	81.9	713
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	White	94.1	304
Horicon School District	White	79.2	787
Hustisford School District	White	91.1	282
Lomira School District	White	86.8	953
Mayville School District	White	85.7	921
Randolph School District	White	86.5	502
Waupun School District	White	85.9	1,890