Northwoods Reporter

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

Of the 2,154 students attending Sawyer County schools, 69.9% were white. American Indian students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 17% of Sawyer County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sawyer County, representing 71.5% of the student body.

Hayward Center for Individualized Learning had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 95.6% white students, 2.2% American Indian students, 0.9% Pacific Islander students, 0.9% multiracial students, and 0.4% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% 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
Hayward Center for Individualized Learning	White	95.6%	229
Hayward High School	White	65.2%	529
Hayward Intermediate School	White	63.2%	353
Hayward Middle School	White	62%	347
Hayward Primary School	White	63.2%	416
Northern Waters Environmental School	White	83.9%	31
Winter Elementary School	White	80.5%	113
Winter High School	White	88%	83
Winter Middle School	White	94.3%	53