Southern Wisconsin Times

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

Of the 25,145 students attending Rock County district schools, 67.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Rock County's districts, making up 17.2% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Rock County districts, representing 67.5% of the student body.

Beloit School District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 36.6% of Hispanic students, 30.1% of white students, 21.6% of African American students, 10.7% of multiracial students, 0.7% of Asian students, and 0.1% of Pacific Islander students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.2% compared to the previous year.

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

District	Most Prevalent	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Beloit School District	Hispanic	36.6	5,098
Beloit Turner School District	White	73.2	1,665
Clinton Community School District	White	81.7	1,042
Edgerton School District	White	84.6	1,926
Evansville Community School District	White	84.5	1,697
Janesville School District	White	68	9,414
Milton School District	White	88.1	3,451
Parkview School District	White	92	852