Oconto County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2022-23 school year?

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Green Bay Reporter

Nov 28, 2023

Among the many ethnicities represented in Oconto County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Oconto County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 4,514 students attending Oconto County schools, 89.9% were white. Ethnicities <5% students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Oconto County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Oconto County, representing 89.9% of the student body.

Abrams Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 89.7% white students, 6.3% multiracial students, 3.3% Hispanic students, and 0.7% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county slightly decreased compared to the previous year.

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 Oconto County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Oconto County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abrams Elementary School	White	89.7%	271
Fairview Elementary School	White	92.9%	113
Gillett Elementary School	White	79.2%	250
Gillett High School	White	89.9%	159
Gillett Middle School	White	83.3%	108
Lena Elementary School	White	96.1%	203
Lena High School	White	93.2%	133
Lena Middle School	White	95.4%	87
Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy	White	87%	23
Oconto Elementary School	White	90.5%	368
Oconto Falls Elementary School	White	86.5%	519
Oconto Falls High School	White	91.2%	521
Oconto High School	White	88.9%	280
Oconto Middle School	White	91.7%	288
Sunnyside Elementary School	White	95.6%	497
Suring Elementary School	White	83.2%	208
Suring High School	White	90.7%	118
Washington Middle School	White	90.5%	368