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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

In 2024-25 school year, white students had highest representation in Dodge County districts

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Horicon School District Superintendent Rich Appel (2023) | Horicon School District

Horicon School District Superintendent Rich Appel (2023) | Horicon School District

The majority of students in Dodge County districts were white in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 9,322 students attending Dodge County district schools, 79.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group within Dodge County's districts, making up 14.2% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dodge County districts, representing 80.4% of the student body.

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 2024-25 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 Dodge County.

Wisconsin's lawmakers have approved over $5.5 billion in funding for schools for the 2024-25 school year, a 4.2% increase from the previous year. The budget allocates an additional $325 per pupil aid for each year of the biennium, as well as more than $90 million in increased funding for special education.

Ethnicities in Dodge County in 2024-25 School Year

White (79.6%)Hispanic (14.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (6.2%)

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Dodge County Districts in 2024-25 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Beaver Dam Unified School DistrictWhite69.4%3,000
Dodgeland School DistrictWhite80.7%688
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School DistrictWhite93.6%314
Horicon School DistrictWhite78.6%772
Hustisford School DistrictWhite88.1%277
Lomira School DistrictWhite85.4%985
Mayville School DistrictWhite82.2%944
Randolph School DistrictWhite88.6%473
Waupun School DistrictWhite85.7%1,869