Central Wisconsin News

There were 47 American Indian students enrolled in Wausau School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 7,899 students were enrolled in the Wausau School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Wausau School District roughly covers 23 schools within Marathon County and has a main office in Wausau.

Among the 23 schools in Wausau School District, John Muir Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	7,899	47	0.6%
2021-22	7,989	39	0.5%
2020-21	7,786	50	0.6%
2019-20	8,149	50	0.6%
2018-19	8,311	51	0.6%
2017-18	8,388	53	0.6%
2016-17	8,405	64	0.8%
2015-16	8,454	72	0.9%
2014-15	8,628	79	0.9%
2013-14	8,663	78	0.9%
2012-13	8,623	80	0.9%
2011-12	8,574	76	0.9%
2010-11	8,546	78	0.9%
2009-10	8,522	113	1.3%
2008-09	8,681	105	1.2%
2007-08	8,780	97	1.1%