McFarland School District Superintendent Aaron Tarnutzer (2023) | McFarland School District
McFarland School District Superintendent Aaron Tarnutzer (2023) | McFarland School District
Data showed that 5,484 students were enrolled in the McFarland School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8.1% of the student body to be the third 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 multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 136 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 multiracial Students | multiracial % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 5,484 | 446 | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 5,182 | 414 | 8% |
| 2020-21 | 6,091 | 484 | 8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,076 | 380 | 7.5% |
| 2018-19 | 4,447 | 286 | 6.4% |
| 2017-18 | 4,343 | 276 | 6.4% |
| 2016-17 | 4,392 | 284 | 6.5% |
| 2015-16 | 4,266 | 236 | 5.5% |
| 2014-15 | 4,304 | 200 | 4.7% |
| 2013-14 | 4,355 | 205 | 4.7% |
| 2012-13 | 4,293 | 161 | 3.8% |
| 2011-12 | 3,260 | 74 | 2.3% |
| 2010-11 | 2,976 | 47 | 1.6% |
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