What was most represented ethnicity in Washburn County schools in 2022-23 school year?

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Northwoods Reporter

Dec 4, 2023

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

Of the 2,231 students attending Washburn County schools, 89.2% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.1% of Washburn County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Washburn County, representing 88.2% of the student body.

Birchwood Blue Hills Charter School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 85.7% white students and 14.3% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.6% 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.

Ethnicities in Washburn County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Washburn County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Birchwood Blue Hills Charter School	White	85.7%	7
Birchwood Elementary School	White	89.1%	101
Birchwood High School	White	93.4%	61
Birchwood Middle School	White	95.7%	47
Birchwood Public Montessori	White	81.3%	32
Bobcat Virtual Academy	White	89.5%	19
NorthStar Community Charter School	White	95.7%	23
Northwood Elementary School	White	86.2%	145
Northwood High/Middle School	White	84.7%	144
Northwood Virtual Charter School	White	100%	1
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)	White	89.9%	178
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School	White	88.8%	311
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)	White	89.8%	147
Spooner Elementary School	White	90.7%	375
Spooner High School	White	89.5%	363
Spooner Middle School	White	88.5%	277