Northwoods Reporter

There were 489 white students enrolled in Washburn School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 599 students were enrolled in the Washburn School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 81.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Washburn School District roughly covers three schools within Bayfield County and has a main office in Washburn.

Among the three schools in Washburn School District, Washburn Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 269 students.

In Wisconsin, white students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnicity. 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	599	489	81.6%
2021-22	619	510	82.4%
2020-21	582	467	80.2%
2019-20	598	480	80.3%
2018-19	572	461	80.6%
2017-18	553	441	79.8%
2016-17	576	452	78.5%
2015-16	578	463	80.1%
2014-15	540	436	80.7%
2013-14	560	450	80.4%
2012-13	541	440	81.3%
2011-12	541	442	81.7%
2010-11	540	435	80.6%
2009-10	549	441	80.3%
2008-09	557	464	83.3%
2007-08	595	503	84.5%