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Wisconsin Heights School District Education: 17 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Wisconsin Heights School District Superintendent Craig Gerlach (2023) | Wisconsin Heights School District

Wisconsin Heights School District Superintendent Craig Gerlach (2023) | Wisconsin Heights School District

There were 17 Hispanic students enrolled in Wisconsin Heights School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 749 students were enrolled in the Wisconsin Heights School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Wisconsin Heights School District roughly covers four schools within Dane County and has a main office in Mazomanie.

Among the four schools in Wisconsin Heights School District, Black Earth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine 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 Wisconsin Heights School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [88.9%]Ethnicities <5% [5.8%]Multiracial [5.3%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Wisconsin Heights School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-23749172.3%
2021-2274691.2%
2020-21738121.6%
2019-20777172.2%
2018-19776141.8%
2017-18781243.1%
2016-17769233%
2015-16760222.9%
2014-15751253.3%
2013-14712283.9%
2012-13751263.5%
2011-12777202.6%
2010-11804232.9%
2009-10838212.5%
2008-09862202.3%
2007-08895182%

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