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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 27.9% of Wabeno Area School District's student body 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 109 American Indian students enrolled in Wabeno Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 391 students were enrolled in the Wabeno Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 27.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the two schools in Wabeno Area School District, Wabeno Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 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 Wabeno Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [57.5%]American Indian [27.9%]Multiracial [9.2%]Ethnicities <5% [5.4%]
American Indian Enrollment in Wabeno Area School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-2339110927.9%
2021-223679726.4%
2020-213538323.5%
2019-203808622.6%
2018-193828020.9%
2017-184027719.2%
2016-174037919.6%
2015-164377517.2%
2014-154317717.9%
2013-144509120.2%
2012-1346910522.4%
2011-1248611022.6%
2010-1150410019.8%
2009-105069318.4%
2008-0953411020.6%
2007-0856511720.7%

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