Southern Wisconsin Times

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

Of the 24,764 students attending Rock County schools, 66.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 17.8% of Rock County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Rock County, representing 67.1% of the student body.

Countywide, Adams Elementary School had the most even distribution of races, which included 61.8% white students, 21% Hispanic students, 12% multiracial students, 3.8% Black students, 1.1% American Indian students, and 0.4% Asian students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% 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
ARISE Virtual Academy	White	73.1%	119
Adams Elementary School	White	61.8%	267
Aldrich Intermediate School	Hispanic	38.2%	521
Beloit Early Learning	Hispanic	34.9%	43
Beloit Learning Academy	Black	36.6%	153
Beloit Virtual School	White	47.8%	46
Clinton Elementary School	White	83.7%	541
Clinton High School	White	80.1%	312
Clinton Middle School	White	77.3%	132
Consolidated Elementary School	White	91.5%	82
Converse Elementary School	White	38.8%	446
Craig High School	White	72.6%	1,400
East Elementary School	White	87.3%	409
Edgerton Community Elementary School	White	82.9%	809
Edgerton High School	White	83.5%	593
Edgerton Middle School	White	84.5%	413
Edison Middle School	White	63.7%	587
Evansville High School	White	85.7%	497
Fran Fruzen Intermediate School	Hispanic	39.4%	490
Franklin Middle School	White	53.5%	486
Garden Prairie Intermediate School	White	71.1%	491
Gaston Elementary School	White	42.8%	348
Hackett Elementary School	Hispanic	43.1%	434
Harmony Elementary School	White	92%	288
Harrison Elementary School	White	74.8%	266
J. C. McKenna Middle School	White	84.8%	362
Jackson Elementary School	White	61.1%	339
Jefferson Elementary School	White	67.6%	293
Kennedy Elementary School	White	65.8%	404
Levi Leonard Elementary School	White	87%	424
Lincoln Elementary School	White	55.7%	291
Madison Elementary School	White	52.1%	307
Marshall Middle School	White	72%	747
Memorial High School	Hispanic	39.3%	1,305
Merrill Elementary School	Black	55.4%	224
Milton High School	White	87.5%	1,057
Milton Middle School	White	88.4%	509
Monroe Elementary School	White	69.7%	376
Northside Intermediate School	White	86.3%	794
Parker High School	White	68.3%	1,272
Parkview Elementary School	White	93.9%	428
Parkview High School	White	92%	187
Parkview Junior High School	White	91.8%	171
Powers Elementary School	White	70.7%	331
Preschool 4 Janesville	White	72.5%	345
Robinson Elementary School	Hispanic	41.7%	477
Rock River Charter School	White	63.7%	267
Rock University High School	White	76.3%	93
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	74%	412
Theodore Robinson Intermediate School	White	80.5%	339
Todd Elementary School	Hispanic	41.4%	471
Turner High School	White	73%	459
Turner Middle School	White	74%	381
Van Buren Elementary School	White	75%	408
Washington Elementary School	White	73.2%	410
West Elementary School	White	88.8%	322
Wilson Elementary School	White	30.9%	256
Yahara Elementary School	White	91.7%	120
Youth Services Center	White	50%	10