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How many American Indian students were enrolled in Monroe County schools in 2023-24 school year?

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Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly | underlyforwi.com

Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly | underlyforwi.com

There were 99 American Indian students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Monroe County schools welcomed 6,983 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Monroe County, Tomah High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 25 students.

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.

These achievement gaps are also reflected in graduation rates. According to recent US Census data, nearly 95% of white students in the state successfully graduated in 2021.

Meanwhile, 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.

Ethnicities in Monroe County in 2023-24 School Year
White [79.1%]Hispanic [12.4%]Ethnicities <5% [8.5%]
Enrollment in Monroe County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of American Indian students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Herrman Elementary School1%604
Innovations STEM Academy1.1%88
La Grange Elementary School3.2%406
Lemonweir Elementary School1.8%275
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School0.3%330
Oakdale Elementary School5.1%79
Robert Kupper Learning Center5.4%37
Southside Early Learning Center0.3%298
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School3.2%63
Sparta High School0.2%854
Sparta Meadowview Middle School0.9%706
Sparta Montessori School1.7%181
Timber PUPS Learning Center2.9%35
Tomah Area Montessori School1.6%63
Tomah High School2.8%902
Tomah Middle School2.4%681
Warrens Elementary School0.7%143
Wyeville Elementary School8.5%106

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