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There were 316 multiracial students enrolled in Monroe County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 7,098 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.5% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Monroe County, Tomah Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 208 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Monroe 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 multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Cashton School District	0.6%	625
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	2.1%	576
Sparta Area School District	3.2%	2,841
Tomah Area School District	6.8%	3,056