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Door County Education: 12 American Indian students were enrolled in districts in 2022-23 school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 12 American Indian students enrolled in Door County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 14.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Door County welcomed 3,266 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the five districts in Door County, Sturgeon Bay School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight students.

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

Ethnicities in Door County in 2022-23 School Year
White [83.7%]Hispanic [9.5%]Ethnicities <5% [6.8%]
Enrollment in Door County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Sevastopol School District0.5%597
Southern Door County School District0.1%995
Sturgeon Bay School District0.8%1,065

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