Chippewa Valley Times

The majority of students in Chippewa County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 8,421 students attending Chippewa County district schools, 91.7% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnic group among Chippewa County's districts, making up 2.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Chippewa County districts, representing 91.8% of the student body.

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 89% of white students, 4% of multiracial students, 3.2% of Hispanic students, 2% of Asian students, and 0.7% of American Indian students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 2.3% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Chippewa 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
Bloomer School District	White	96.3	1,254
Cadott Community School District	White	95.9	802
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	White	89	4,634
Cornell School District	White	94.1	390
Lake Holcombe School District	White	97.1	275
Stanley-Boyd Area School District	White	92.5	1,066