Holmen School District Superintendent Kristin Mueller (2023) | Holmen School District
Holmen School District Superintendent Kristin Mueller (2023) | Holmen School District
Of the 15,113 students attending La Crosse County district schools, 75.7% were white. Asian students were the second largest ethnic group among La Crosse County's districts, making up 9.2% of the student body.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in La Crosse County districts, representing 76.2% of the student body.
Holmen School District, La Crosse School District and West Salem School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.7% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with La Crosse County.
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.
| District | Most Prevalent | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor School District | White | 89.4 | 648 |
| Holmen School District | White | 83.4 | 3,860 |
| La Crosse School District | White | 67.1 | 5,794 |
| Onalaska School District | White | 69.2 | 2,970 |
| West Salem School District | White | 92.2 | 1,841 |
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