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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Burnett 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 150 Hispanic students enrolled in Burnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 23% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Burnett County welcomed 2,819 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Burnett County, iForward recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 80 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 Burnett County in 2022-23 School Year
White [76.7%]Multiracial [9.5%]American Indian [5.5%]Hispanic [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [3%]
Enrollment in Burnett County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Grantsburg Elementary School4.7%171
Grantsburg High School4.7%254
Grantsburg Middle School3.4%321
Nelson Elementary School3.4%117
Siren Elementary School2.6%195
Siren High School4.1%219
Webster Elementary School3.9%257
Webster High School3.5%200
Webster Middle School2.1%189
iForward8.9%896

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