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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 2.2% of Birchwood School District'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 six American Indian students enrolled in Birchwood School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 267 students were enrolled in the Birchwood School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Birchwood School District roughly covers seven schools within Washburn County and has a main office in Birchwood.

Among the seven schools in Birchwood School District, Birchwood Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Birchwood School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.3%]Ethnicities <5% [9.7%]
American Indian Enrollment in Birchwood School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-2326762.3%
2021-2228772.4%
2020-2128331.1%
2019-20300103.3%
2018-1929251.7%
2017-1831731%
2016-1730231%
2015-1631620.6%
2014-1533761.8%
2013-1432882.4%
2012-1335661.7%
2011-1233361.8%
2010-1131161.9%
2009-10299103.3%
2008-09326123.7%
2007-08328134%
2006-07297165.4%

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