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How many Asian students were enrolled in Pierce County districts 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 51 Asian students enrolled in Pierce County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 15.9% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Pierce County welcomed 7,624 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Pierce County, River Falls School District recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 students.

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

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 Pierce County in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.2%]Ethnicities <5% [9.8%]
Enrollment in Pierce County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Ellsworth Community School District0.6%1,624
Prescott School District0.6%1,243
River Falls School District0.7%3,488
Spring Valley School District1.1%708

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