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How many Asian students were enrolled in Douglas County schools 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 40 Asian students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.9% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Douglas County welcomed 5,634 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Douglas County, Superior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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.

Ethnicities in Douglas County in 2022-23 School Year
White [85.2%]Multiracial [7.4%]Ethnicities <5% [7.4%]
Enrollment in Douglas County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Cooper Elementary School1.5%341
Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter2.3%86
Great Lakes Elementary School1%388
Northern Lights Elementary School0.8%491
Northwestern Elementary School0.2%527
Northwestern High School0.3%400
Superior High School0.9%1,306
Superior Middle School1.2%903

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