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Mellen School District Education: 5 Hispanic students were enrolled in 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 five Hispanic students enrolled in Mellen School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 270 students were enrolled in the Mellen School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Mellen School District roughly covers four schools within Ashland County and has a main office in Mellen.

Among the four schools in Mellen School District, Mellen Public School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students.

In Wisconsin, white students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnicity. 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 Mellen School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [89.3%]American Indian [5.6%]Ethnicities <5% [5.1%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Mellen School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-2327051.9%
2021-2227072.6%
2020-2126241.5%
2019-2028341.4%
2018-1927131.1%
2017-1829841.3%
2016-1727841.4%
2015-1627251.8%
2014-1528251.8%
2013-1428831%
2012-1328631.1%
2011-1228531.1%
2010-1130120.7%
2009-1029920.7%
2008-0928120.7%
2007-0830331%

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