What was most represented ethnicity in Shawano County schools in 2022-23 school year?

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

By Green Bay Reporter

Nov 29, 2023

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

Of the 4,965 students attending Shawano County schools, 69.2% were white. American Indian students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.4% of Shawano County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Shawano County, representing 69.7% of the student body.

Birnamwood Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 87.3% white students, 5% Hispanic students, 4.4% multiracial students, 2.8% American Indian students, 0.3% Asian students, and 0.3% Black students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Shawano County in 2022-23 School Year

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

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Birnamwood Elementary School	White	87.3%	361
Bonduel Elementary School	White	85.4%	329
Bonduel High School	White	90%	260
Bonduel Middle School	White	87.1%	147
Bowler Elementary School	White	41.9%	148
Bowler High School	White	43%	149
Brener Elementary School	White	58.4%	433
Gresham Elementary School	White	45.7%	151
Gresham High School	White	44.3%	149
Hillcrest Primary School	White	58%	436
LEADS Primary Charter School	White	67.9%	81
Shawano Community Middle School	White	57.7%	485
Shawano High School	White	65%	803
Tigerton Elementary School	White	85.2%	128
Tigerton High School	White	87%	131
Wittenberg Elementary School	White	81%	443
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School	White	82.5%	331