Central Wisconsin News

There were 349 multiracial students enrolled in Portage County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less 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, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body, making them the fourth 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 multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 315 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.

District	% of multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Almond-Bancroft School District	1.3%	376
Rosholt School District	0.8%	475
Stevens Point Area Public School District	4.5%	7,025
Tomorrow River School District	2.1%	1,217