Ozaukee County News

The majority of students in Ozaukee County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 12,405 students attending Ozaukee County district schools, 82.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Ozaukee County's districts, making up 5.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Ozaukee County districts, representing 83% of the student body.

Mequon-Thiensville School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 74.6% of white students, 7% of Asian students, 6.5% of Hispanic students, 6% of multiracial students, 5.8% of African American students, and 0% of American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ozaukee 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	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cedarburg School District	White	90	3,091
Grafton School District	White	82.5	2,116
Mequon-Thiensville School District	White	74.6	3,562
Northern Ozaukee School District	White	84.7	1,117
Port Washington-Saukville School District	White	83	2,519