Madison Reporter

There were 902 Asian students enrolled in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 7,263 students were enrolled in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District roughly covers 14 schools within Dane County and has a main office in Middleton.

Among the 14 schools in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Middleton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 248 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Asian Students	Asian %
2022-23	7,263	902	12.4%
2021-22	7,252	879	12.1%
2020-21	7,410	902	12.2%
2019-20	7,534	832	11%
2018-19	7,450	806	10.8%
2017-18	7,325	757	10.3%
2016-17	7,118	658	9.2%
2015-16	6,984	550	7.9%
2014-15	6,754	503	7.5%
2013-14	6,654	459	6.9%
2012-13	6,614	418	6.3%
2011-12	6,446	389	6%
2010-11	6,104	344	5.6%
2009-10	5,840	328	5.6%
2008-09	5,899	293	5%
2007-08	5,795	267	4.6%
2006-07	5,640	227	4%