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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Jackson County schools 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 159 Hispanic students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 2,916 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Jackson County, Lincoln Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 41 students.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Jackson County in 2022-23 School Year
White [76.5%]American Indian [11.2%]Hispanic [5.5%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [1.7%]
Enrollment in Jackson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Black River Falls High School3.3%479
Black River Falls Middle School2.9%348
Forrest Street Early Learning Center3.9%284
Lincoln Elementary School12.4%330
Lincoln Junior-Senior High School14.4%257
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School3.3%427
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High School3.6%330
Red Creek Elementary School3.9%461

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