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Trempealeau County Education: 24 American Indian students were enrolled in 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 24 American Indian students enrolled in Trempealeau County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Trempealeau County welcomed 5,957 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Trempealeau County, Osseo-Fairchild School District and Whitehall School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County in 2022-23 School Year
White [70.4%]Hispanic [25.9%]Ethnicities <5% [3.7%]
Enrollment in Trempealeau County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Blair-Taylor School District0.2%632
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District0.1%1,364
Osseo-Fairchild School District1.4%806
Whitehall School District1.4%773

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