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Wausau School District Education: 1,554 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Wausau School District Superintendent Keith W. Hilts (2023) | Wausau School District

Wausau School District Superintendent Keith W. Hilts (2023) | Wausau School District

There were 1,554 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 19.7% of the student body to be the second most 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, West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 314 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.

Ethnicities in Wausau School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [63.7%]Asian [19.7%]Hispanic [7.2%]Multiracial [6.5%]Ethnicities <5% [2.9%]
Asian Enrollment in Wausau School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2022-237,8991,55419.7%
2021-227,9891,56419.6%
2020-217,7861,58020.3%
2019-208,1491,61319.8%
2018-198,3111,62719.6%
2017-188,3881,60219.1%
2016-178,4051,59419%
2015-168,4541,60519%
2014-158,6281,57918.3%
2013-148,6631,58918.3%
2012-138,6231,60618.6%
2011-128,5741,63019%
2010-118,5461,65919.4%
2009-108,5221,7082~0%
2008-098,6811,81820.9%
2007-088,7801,92121.9%

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