Central Wisconsin News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Marathon County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 18,824 students attending Marathon County schools, 73.6% were white. Asian students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.3% of Marathon County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Marathon County, representing 74% of the student body.

Countywide, Athens Elementary School had the most even distribution of races, which included 84.6% white students, 9.5% Hispanic students, and 5.9% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.1% compared to the previous year.

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the U.S. for public education spending, with an annual expenditure of over $16,500 per pupil, totaling $13.8 billion.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Athens Elementary School	White	84.6%	169
Athens High School	White	90%	120
Athens Middle School	White	90.3%	72
D. C. Everest 4K Community Partnership	White	74.8%	306
D. C. Everest High School	White	72.8%	1,364
D. C. Everest Idea School	White	87.9%	66
D. C. Everest Junior High School	White	70.9%	853
D. C. Everest Middle School	White	72%	832
East High School	White	67.7%	897
Edgar Elementary School	White	91.3%	263
Edgar High School	White	93.9%	198
Edgar Middle School	White	93.9%	131
Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy	White	81.8%	33
Evergreen Elementary School	White	75.5%	437
Franklin Elementary School	White	48.7%	191
G. D. Jones Elementary School	White	52.8%	547
Grant Elementary School	Asian	41.9%	172
Hatley Elementary School	White	82.3%	141
Hawthorn Hills Elementary School	White	51.5%	198
Hewitt-Texas Elementary School	White	79.3%	87
Horace Mann Middle School	White	68.4%	662
John Marshall Elementary School	White	64.6%	223
John Muir Middle School	White	60.9%	977
Lincoln Elementary School	White	34.7%	222
Maine Elementary School	White	80%	240
Maple Grove School	White	92.5%	107
Marathon Elementary School	White	87.7%	333
Marathon High School	White	92.2%	282
Marathon Venture Academy	White	89.4%	161
Mosinee Elementary School	White	90.7%	623
Mosinee High School	White	92.9%	606
Mosinee Middle School	White	92.3%	685
Mountain Bay Elementary School	White	68.9%	460
Odyssey Elementary School	White	86.1%	72
Rib Mountain Elementary School	White	74.6%	209
Riverside Elementary School	White	83%	507
Riverview Elementary School	White	71.9%	495
Rothschild Elementary School	White	74.2%	391
South Mountain Elementary School	White	79.8%	223
Spencer Elementary School	White	90.9%	241
Spencer Junior High/High School	White	89%	337
Stettin Elementary School	White	72.8%	313
Stratford Elementary School	White	93.2%	322
Stratford High School	White	92.1%	265
Stratford Middle School	White	89%	172
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	White	46.7%	375
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	White	80.2%	101
Wausau Area Virtual Education	White	80%	175
West High School	White	61.3%	1,443
Weston Elementary School	White	54.3%	525