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Langlade County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Among the many ethnicities represented in Langlade County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Langlade County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 2,354 students attending Langlade County schools, 84.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6.4% of Langlade County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Langlade County, representing 85.2% of the student body.

Antigo High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 86.7% white students, 5.9% Hispanic students, 4.9% multiracial students, 1.3% American Indian students, 0.9% Black students, and 0.4% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Langlade County in 2022-23 School Year
White [84.8%]Hispanic [6.4%]Multiracial [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [3.5%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Langlade County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost Represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Antigo High SchoolWhite86.7%855
Antigo Middle SchoolWhite83.5%502
East Elementary SchoolWhite85.6%202
Elcho Elementary SchoolWhite91.3%126
Elcho High SchoolWhite92.9%85
Elcho Middle SchoolWhite94.8%58
North Elementary SchoolWhite76.3%186
West Elementary SchoolWhite79.3%179
White Lake Elementary SchoolWhite82.7%98
White Lake High SchoolWhite79.1%43
White Lake Middle SchoolWhite75%20

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