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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 5.5% of Pepin County'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 68 Hispanic students enrolled in Pepin County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Pepin County welcomed 1,233 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.5% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the two districts in Pepin County, Durand-Arkansaw School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 students.

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

Ethnicities in Pepin County in 2022-23 School Year
White [92.1%]Hispanic [5.5%]Ethnicities <5% [2.4%]
Enrollment in Pepin County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Hispanic StudentsTotal Enrollment
Durand-Arkansaw School District5.6%999
Pepin Area School District5.1%234

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