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Northwood School District Education: 3 American Indian 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 three American Indian students enrolled in Northwood School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 313 students were enrolled in the Northwood School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Northwood School District roughly covers five schools within Washburn County and has a main office in Minong.

Among the five schools in Northwood School District, Northwood Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Northwood School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [86.3%]Multiracial [7%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [1.3%]
American Indian Enrollment in Northwood School District During Last 15 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-2331331%
2021-2232110.3%
2020-2131410.3%
2019-2031910.3%
2018-1932520.6%
2017-1834120.6%
2016-1731320.6%
2015-1634861.7%
2014-1535720.6%
2013-1437510.3%
2012-1336220.6%
2011-1236410.3%
2009-1039261.5%
2008-0942310.2%
2007-0843581.8%

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