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Wood County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2023-24 school year

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Marshfield Unified School District Superintendent Ryan Christianson (2023) | Marshfield Unified School District

Marshfield Unified School District Superintendent Ryan Christianson (2023) | Marshfield Unified School District

The majority of students in Wood County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 11,463 students attending Wood County district schools, 84.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Wood County's districts, making up 6.6% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Wood County districts, representing 84.4% of the student body.

Marshfield Unified School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wood 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.

Ethnicities in Wood County in 2023-24 School Year

White [84.3%]Hispanic [6.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [9.1%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Wood County Districts in 2023-24 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Auburndale School DistrictWhite92.6843
Marshfield Unified School DistrictWhite86.73,762
Nekoosa School DistrictWhite83.81,226
Pittsville School DistrictWhite90.9551
Port Edwards School DistrictWhite83.6444
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWhite80.34,637

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