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There were 6,833 white students enrolled in Columbia County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Columbia County welcomed 7,808 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87.5% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the nine districts in Columbia County, Portage Community School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,743 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Columbia 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	% of white Students	Total Enrollment
Cambria-Friesland School District	81.6%	309
Columbus School District	84.9%	1,167
Fall River School District	86%	499
Lodi School District	90.3%	1,491
Pardeeville Area School District	93.5%	865
Portage Community School District	82.4%	2,116
Poynette School District	92.4%	1,001
Rio Community School District	93.9%	360