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There were seven Asian students enrolled in Buffalo County districts in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Buffalo County welcomed 1,895 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Buffalo County, Mondovi School District recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Buffalo County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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.

District	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Alma School District	0.8%	238
Mondovi School District	0.5%	962