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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 7.3% of Athens School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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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 33 Hispanic students enrolled in Athens School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 452 students were enrolled in the Athens School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 7.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Athens School District roughly covers five schools within Marathon County and has a main office in Athens.

Among the five schools in Athens School District, Athens Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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 Athens School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [88.7%]Hispanic [7.3%]Ethnicities <5% [4%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Athens School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-23452337.3%
2021-22431368.4%
2020-213834110.7%
2019-204074110.1%
2018-19415348.2%
2017-18417327.7%
2016-17416286.7%
2015-16413215.1%
2014-15407225.4%
2013-14442235.2%
2012-13485183.7%
2011-12495214.2%
2010-11506204%
2009-10511203.9%
2008-09516173.3%
2007-08532152.8%
2006-07537163%

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