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Washburn County Education: 32 American Indian students were enrolled in 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 32 American Indian students enrolled in Washburn County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Washburn County welcomed 2,231 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 1.4% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Washburn County, Shell Lake School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 14 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Washburn 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 Washburn County in 2022-23 School Year
White [89.2%]Ethnicities <5% [5.7%]Multiracial [5.1%]
Enrollment in Washburn County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Birchwood School District2.3%267
Northwood School District1%313
Shell Lake School District2.2%636
Spooner Area School District0.9%1,015

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