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There were 92 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the third 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, Herrman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 29 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 multiracial Students	multiracial %
2022-23	2,841	92	3.2%
2021-22	2,905	92	3.2%
2020-21	2,908	98	3.4%
2019-20	2,959	82	2.8%
2018-19	2,981	85	2.9%
2017-18	2,974	90	3%
2016-17	2,902	76	2.6%
2015-16	2,887	65	2.3%
2014-15	2,817	62	2.2%
2013-14	2,738	60	2.2%
2012-13	2,687	42	1.6%
2011-12	2,643	27	1%
2010-11	2,604	21	0.8%