Central Wisconsin News

White students were the most represented ethnic group within Portage County schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 9,145 students attending Portage County schools, 79.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9% of Portage County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Portage County, representing 79.9% of the student body.

Countywide, Almond-Bancroft Elementary School had the most even distribution of races, which included 76.6% white students, 19.3% Hispanic students, 2.3% multiracial students, and 1.8% Asian students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.9% compared to the previous year.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Mathematics Snapshot Report for Wisconsin Grade 8, there remains a significant achievement gap between ethnic groups in Wisconsin. White students outperformed Black students by an average of 50 points, and Hispanic students scored on average 32 points lower than their white peers.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Almond-Bancroft Elementary School	White	76.6%	171
Almond-Bancroft High School	White	71.8%	103
Almond-Bancroft Middle School	White	77.9%	77
Amherst Elementary School	White	94.2%	342
Amherst High School	White	93.4%	349
Amherst Middle School	White	91.4%	257
Bannach Elementary School	White	83.7%	368
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School	White	70.7%	757
Charles F. Fernandez Center Alternative Learning	White	64.9%	77
Grant Elementary School	White	93.6%	267
Jefferson Elementary School	White	74.3%	276
Juvenile Detention	White	62.5%	8
Kennedy Elementary School	White	87.7%	170
Madison Elementary School	White	67.8%	360
McDill Elementary School	White	76.4%	360
McKinley Center	White	69.7%	373
P. J. Jacobs Junior High School	White	74.1%	709
Plover-Whiting Elementary School	White	73.2%	448
Point 4 the Future	White	76.9%	406
Point of Discovery School	White	88.2%	93
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	74.9%	522
Rosholt Elementary School	White	93.4%	259
Rosholt High School	White	93.1%	144
Rosholt Middle School	White	92.3%	78
Stevens Point Area Senior High School	White	77.3%	1,478
Tomorrow River Community Charter School	White	88%	184
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	White	89.4%	66
Washington Elementary School	White	83.1%	443