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There were 497 Hispanic students enrolled in Sparta Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 2,841 students were enrolled in the Sparta Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 17.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sparta Area School District roughly covers 13 schools within Monroe County and has a main office in Sparta.

Among the 13 schools in Sparta Area School District, Sparta Meadowview Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 148 students.

In Wisconsin, white students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnicity. 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	2,841	497	17.5%
2021-22	2,905	470	16.2%
2020-21	2,908	438	15.1%
2019-20	2,959	445	15%
2018-19	2,981	427	14.3%
2017-18	2,974	398	13.4%
2016-17	2,902	350	12.1%
2015-16	2,887	334	11.6%
2014-15	2,817	300	10.7%
2013-14	2,738	292	10.7%
2012-13	2,687	236	8.8%
2011-12	2,643	234	8.9%
2010-11	2,604	204	7.8%
2009-10	2,586	171	6.6%
2008-09	2,608	161	6.2%
2007-08	2,660	152	5.7%