Dunn 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 Chippewa Valley Times

Nov 28, 2023

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

Of the 5,994 students attending Dunn County schools, 83.8% were white. Asian students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6.5% of Dunn County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Dunn County, representing 84.1% of the student body.

Boyceville High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 89.1% white students, 7.6% Hispanic students, 1.9% Black students, and 1.4% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.1% 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 Dunn County in 2022-23 School Year

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

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Boyceville High School	White	89.1%	210
Boyceville Middle School	White	94.2%	103
Colfax Elementary School	White	93.9%	393
Colfax High School	White	93.1%	334
Downsville Elementary School	White	84%	94
Elk Mound High School	White	88.7%	344
Elk Mound Middle School	White	87.4%	373
Knapp Elementary School	White	85.9%	92
Menomonie High School	White	80.6%	1,011
Menomonie Middle School	White	78.3%	696
Mound View Elementary School	White	83.4%	493
Oaklawn Elementary School	White	86.4%	381
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary School	White	82.7%	75
River Heights Elementary School	White	66.6%	437
School District of the Menomonie Area 4K	White	81.3%	198
Tiffany Creek Elementary School	White	91.8%	379
Wakanda Elementary School	White	80.8%	381