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There were 1,541 Hispanic students enrolled in Trempealeau County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 6.5% 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, Hispanic students comprised 25.9% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Trempealeau County, Arcadia School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 987 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Trempealeau 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 Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Arcadia School District	76.9%	1,283
Blair-Taylor School District	6.8%	632
Eleva-Strum School District	8.7%	667
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	3.9%	1,364
Independence School District	50.7%	432
Osseo-Fairchild School District	3.6%	806
Whitehall School District	19.7%	773