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There were 15 American Indian students enrolled in Port Edwards School District 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 15 American Indian students enrolled in Port Edwards School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 447 students were enrolled in the Port Edwards School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 3.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Port Edwards School District roughly covers four schools within Wood County and has a main office in Port Edwards.

Among the four schools in Port Edwards School District, Port Edwards Education Heuer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Port Edwards School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [85%]Ethnicities <5% [9.9%]Multiracial [5.1%]
American Indian Enrollment in Port Edwards School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-23447153.4%
2021-22438143.2%
2020-21435173.9%
2019-20466204.3%
2018-19448194.2%
2017-18407163.9%
2016-17376102.7%
2015-1636082.2%
2014-15378102.7%
2013-14399133.3%
2012-13424184.3%
2011-12417174.1%
2010-11452173.8%
2009-10451132.9%
2008-09464102.2%
2007-08474122.5%

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