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Laona School District Education: 2 Black students were enrolled in schools 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 two Black students enrolled in Laona School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 292 students were enrolled in the Laona School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Laona School District roughly covers two schools within Forest County and has a main office in Laona.

Among the two schools in Laona School District, Laona High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two students.

In Wisconsin, white students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnicity. 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 Laona School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [75.7%]American Indian [15.1%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [4.1%]
Black Enrollment in Laona School District During Last 11 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2329220.7%
2021-2227731.1%
2020-2128220.7%
2017-1825310.4%
2012-1321410.5%
2011-1222710.4%
2010-1123510.4%
2009-1024610.4%
2008-0925010.4%
2007-0826710.4%
2006-0726610.4%

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