Madison Reporter

There were 45 American Indian students enrolled in McFarland School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 5,484 students were enrolled in the McFarland School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

McFarland School District roughly covers 11 schools within Dane County and has a main office in McFarland.

Among the 11 schools in McFarland School District, Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 27 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 American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	5,484	45	0.8%
2021-22	5,182	37	0.7%
2020-21	6,091	35	0.6%
2019-20	5,076	35	0.7%
2018-19	4,447	27	0.6%
2017-18	4,343	29	0.7%
2016-17	4,392	26	0.6%
2015-16	4,266	32	0.8%
2014-15	4,304	25	0.6%
2013-14	4,355	35	0.8%
2012-13	4,293	42	1%
2011-12	3,260	27	0.8%
2010-11	2,976	17	0.6%
2009-10	2,614	17	0.7%
2008-09	2,147	10	0.5%
2007-08	2,071	12	0.6%
2006-07	2,017	10	0.5%