WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Of the 2,819 students attending Burnett County schools, 76.7% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.5% of Burnett County students.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Burnett County, representing 77.9% of the student body.
Grantsburg Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 84.8% white students, 8.8% multiracial students, 4.7% Hispanic students, and 1.8% American Indian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsburg Elementary School | White | 84.8% | 171 |
| Grantsburg High School | White | 84.3% | 254 |
| Grantsburg Middle School | White | 89.7% | 321 |
| Nelson Elementary School | White | 85.5% | 117 |
| Siren Elementary School | White | 58% | 195 |
| Siren High School | White | 60.7% | 219 |
| Webster Elementary School | White | 74.3% | 257 |
| Webster High School | White | 75% | 200 |
| Webster Middle School | White | 75.7% | 189 |
| iForward | White | 76.5% | 896 |
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