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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 24.3% of Bayfield County's student body 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 380 American Indian students enrolled in Bayfield County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Bayfield County welcomed 1,561 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 24.3% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Bayfield County, Bayfield School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 295 students.

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

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 Bayfield County in 2022-23 School Year
White [65.7%]American Indian [24.3%]Ethnicities <5% [10%]
Enrollment in Bayfield County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Bayfield School District69.3%426
Drummond Area School District2.7%338
South Shore School District4%198
Washburn School District11.4%599

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