Quantcast

Central Wisconsin News

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Portage County Education: 464 Asian students were enrolled in districts in 2022-23 school year

Webp wisconsin department of public instruction jill underly 2023

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 464 Asian students enrolled in Portage County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Portage County welcomed 9,093 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 5.1% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Portage County, Stevens Point Area Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 455 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Portage County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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 Portage County in 2022-23 School Year
White [80.4%]Hispanic [8.4%]Ethnicities <5% [6.1%]Asian [5.1%]
Enrollment in Portage County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Almond-Bancroft School District1.1%376
Stevens Point Area Public School District6.5%7,025
Tomorrow River School District0.4%1,217

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS