Southern Wisconsin Times

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

Of the 25,150 students attending Rock County schools, 67.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 16.8% of Rock County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Rock County, representing 67.2% of the student body.

Adams Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 64.4% white students, 18.3% Hispanic students, 10.9% multiracial students, 5.8% Black students, and 0.7% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.4% compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
ARISE Virtual Academy	White	64.6%	147
Adams Elementary School	White	64.4%	295
Aldrich Intermediate School	Hispanic	40.4%	408
Beloit Early Learning	Hispanic	40.8%	49
Beloit Learning Academy	Black	34.4%	195
Beloit Virtual School	White	45%	60
Clinton Elementary School	White	82.7%	532
Clinton High School	White	77.5%	355
Clinton Middle School	White	76.9%	160
Consolidated Elementary School	White	93%	86
Converse Elementary School	White	43.2%	317
Craig High School	White	72.2%	1,522
Cunningham Intermediate School	Hispanic	36.3%	427
East Elementary School	White	89%	427
Edgerton Community Elementary School	White	82.8%	844
Edgerton High School	White	84.7%	543
Edgerton Middle School	White	84.7%	424
Edison Middle School	White	68.7%	611
Evansville High School	White	86.3%	509
Fran Fruzen Intermediate School	Hispanic	37.1%	461
Franklin Middle School	White	57.7%	539
Garden Prairie Intermediate School	White	72.8%	482
Gaston Elementary School	White	40.6%	261
Hackett Elementary School	Hispanic	44.3%	287
Harmony Elementary School	White	92.9%	308
Harrison Elementary School	White	79.5%	258
J. C. McKenna Middle School	White	84.2%	373
Jackson Elementary School	White	60%	325
Jefferson Elementary School	White	67%	294
Kennedy Elementary School	White	71%	372
Levi Leonard Elementary School	White	84.4%	353
Lincoln Elementary School	White	57.2%	313
Madison Elementary School	White	60.5%	329
Marshall Middle School	White	73%	733
McNeel Intermediate School	White	35.9%	462
Memorial High School	Hispanic	39%	1,417
Merrill Elementary School	Black	50%	180
Milton High School	White	87.8%	1,053
Milton Middle School	White	90.6%	511
Monroe Elementary School	White	70.3%	354
Northside Intermediate School	White	88.7%	715
Parker High School	White	70.8%	1,250
Parkview Elementary School	White	92.9%	450
Parkview High School	White	89.7%	234
Parkview Junior High School	White	90.7%	151
Powers Elementary School	White	74.9%	315
Preschool 4 Janesville	White	70.1%	391
Robinson Elementary School	Hispanic	37.3%	300
Rock River Charter School	White	61.9%	249
Rock University High School	White	74.7%	91
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	73.5%	354
TAGOS Leadership Academy	White	84.6%	26
Theodore Robinson Intermediate School	White	85.2%	358
Todd Elementary School	Hispanic	38.1%	341
Turner High School	White	73.2%	459
Turner Middle School	White	77.5%	368
Van Buren Elementary School	White	77.8%	401
Washington Elementary School	White	74.3%	400
West Elementary School	White	81.6%	320
Wilson Elementary School	White	33.1%	272
Yahara Elementary School	White	88.1%	118
Youth Services Center	Black	63.6%	11