Northwoods Reporter

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

Of the 7,444 students attending Barron County schools, 86.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6.1% of Barron County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Barron County, representing 87.1% of the student body.

Advanced Learning Academy of Wisconsin had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 77.1% white students, 11.4% Hispanic students, and 11.4% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.5% 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
Advanced Learning Academy of Wisconsin	White	77.1%	35
Barron Area Montessori School	White	90.9%	44
Barron High School	White	75.3%	316
Cameron Academy of Virtual Education	White	92.2%	115
Cameron Elementary School	White	92.9%	422
Cameron High School	White	91.7%	276
Cameron Middle School	White	90%	330
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School	White	89.3%	243
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle School	White	93.2%	207
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary School	White	92.9%	477
Cumberland Elementary School	White	78%	359
Cumberland High School	White	83.6%	299
Cumberland Middle School	White	81.9%	276
Haugen Elementary School	White	95.5%	88
Head Start	White	66.7%	18
Hilltop Day Care and Preschool	White	81.8%	22
Hilltop Elementary School	White	83.2%	262
Island City Virtual Academy	White	87%	54
Laker Online	White	100%	5
Link2Learn Virtual Charter School	White	88%	25
New Auburn Elementary School	White	85.4%	130
New Auburn High School	White	95.8%	96
New Auburn Middle School	White	94.4%	72
North Star Academy	White	87.5%	8
Prairie Farm Elementary School	White	97.6%	163
Prairie Farm High School	White	95.2%	125
Prairie Farm Middle School	White	95.6%	90
Rice Lake High School	White	88.5%	714
Rice Lake Middle School	White	86.4%	601
Riverview Middle School	White	76%	317
Tainter Elementary School	White	90.2%	481
Turtle Lake Elementary School	White	84.7%	235
Turtle Lake High School	White	89.9%	119
Turtle Lake Middle School	White	84.5%	103
Woodland Elementary School	White	56.2%	317