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There were 5 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Barron County districts 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 five Pacific Islander students enrolled in Barron County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 25% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Barron County welcomed 7,551 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the nine districts in Barron County, Barron Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Barron County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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.

Ethnicities in Barron County in 2022-23 School Year
White [86%]Ethnicities <5% [7.8%]Hispanic [6.2%]
Enrollment in Barron County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Pacific Islander StudentsTotal Enrollment
Barron Area School District0.3%1,119
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District0.1%962
Rice Lake Area School District0.1%2,186

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