Green Bay Reporter

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

Of the 42,770 students attending Brown County district schools, 63.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Brown County's districts, making up 17.6% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Brown County districts, representing 64.5% of the student body.

Green Bay Area Public School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 38.6% of white students, 32.8% of Hispanic students, 8.6% of African American students, 8.4% of Asian students, 8.2% of multiracial students, and 0.1% of Pacific Islander students.

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 Brown 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
Ashwaubenon School District	White	75.3	3,215
De Pere School District	White	83.9	4,555
Denmark School District	White	89.9	1,622
Green Bay Area Public School District	White	38.6	18,922
Howard-Suamico School District	White	85.3	5,781
Pulaski Community School District	White	89.1	3,775
West De Pere School District	White	77.8	3,598
Wrightstown Community School District	White	85.3	1,302