SW Wisconsin News

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

Of the 6,949 students attending Grant County schools, 90.7% were white. Ethnicities <5% students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.3% of Grant County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Grant County, representing 90.8% of the student body.

Boscobel Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 95.9% white students, 1.8% Hispanic students, 1.2% Black students, and 1.2% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county slightly increased 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.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Boscobel Elementary School	White	95.9%	338
Boscobel High School	White	94.8%	213
Boscobel Junior High School	White	94.7%	152
Cassville Elementary School	White	97.8%	89
Cassville High School	White	96.4%	83
Cuba City Elementary School	White	95%	260
Cuba City High School	White	94.9%	273
Cuba City Middle School	White	90.3%	144
Fennimore Elementary School	White	93.5%	384
Fennimore High School	White	94.8%	231
Fennimore Middle School	White	89.2%	195
Lancaster High School	White	93.7%	287
Lancaster Middle School	White	94%	232
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center	White	76.9%	195
Platteville High School	White	83.3%	496
Platteville Middle School	White	81.5%	437
Potosi Elementary School	White	93.9%	148
Potosi High School	White	95.3%	107
Potosi Middle School	White	91.5%	59
River Ridge Elementary School	White	88.5%	192
River Ridge High School	White	90.3%	175
River Ridge Middle School	White	93%	157
Riverdale Academy	White	92.3%	13
Riverdale Elementary School	White	91.6%	345
Riverdale High School	White	89.5%	190
Riverdale Junior High School	White	89.5%	105
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle School	White	89.6%	106
Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary School	White	95.4%	263
Southwestern Wisconsin High School	White	95.6%	160
Westview Elementary School	White	79.9%	448
Winskill Elementary School	White	95.8%	472