Northwoods Reporter

There were 1,989 white students enrolled in Washburn County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Washburn County welcomed 2,231 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.2% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Washburn County, Spooner Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 910 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Washburn 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	% of white Students	Total Enrollment
Birchwood School District	90.3%	267
Northwood School District	86.3%	313
Shell Lake School District	89.3%	636
Spooner Area School District	89.7%	1,015