Chippewa Valley Times

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

Of the 14,288 students attending Eau Claire County schools, 77.1% were white. Asian students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8% of Eau Claire County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Eau Claire County, representing 77.9% of the student body.

Altoona Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 83.8% white students, 6.7% multiracial students, 6% Hispanic students, 1.7% Asian students, 1.7% Black students, and 0.2% American Indian 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.

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.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Altoona Elementary School	White	83.8%	646
Altoona High School	White	84.6%	564
Altoona Intermediate School	White	80.4%	280
Altoona Middle School	White	83.5%	401
Anthony Acres School	White	92.2%	51
Augusta Elementary School	White	94.5%	235
Augusta High School	White	90.6%	180
Augusta Middle School	White	91.5%	118
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School	White	88.4%	302
Davey Elementary School	White	79.8%	356
DeLong Middle School	White	71.1%	893
Eau Claire Community Sites	White	82%	438
Eau Claire Virtual School	White	67.7%	124
Fall Creek Elementary School	White	95.1%	445
Fall Creek High School	White	92.5%	239
Fall Creek Middle School	White	92%	187
Flynn Elementary School	White	72.8%	235
Lakeshore Elementary School	White	68.3%	328
Locust Lane Elementary School	White	69.1%	311
Longfellow Elementary School	White	49.4%	257
Manz Elementary School	White	70.5%	359
McKinley Charter School	White	56.7%	141
Meadowview Elementary School	White	78.6%	393
Memorial High School	White	77.2%	1,552
North High School	White	75.4%	1,663
Northstar Middle School	White	75.3%	501
Northwoods Elementary School	White	75.2%	318
Prairie Ridge Early Learning School	White	57.6%	236
Putnam Heights Elementary School	White	78.4%	416
Robbins Elementary School	White	71.3%	505
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	78%	255
Second Avenue School	White	75%	16
Sherman Elementary School	White	66.9%	481
South Middle School	White	74.5%	791
Wildlands Charter School	White	94.4%	71