Northwoods Reporter

There were 19 American Indian students enrolled in Rice Lake Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 2,186 students were enrolled in the Rice Lake Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Rice Lake Area School District roughly covers 13 schools within Barron County and has a main office in Rice Lake.

Among the 13 schools in Rice Lake Area School District, Rice Lake High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	2,186	19	0.9%
2021-22	2,197	20	0.9%
2020-21	2,234	23	1%
2019-20	2,259	22	1%
2018-19	2,276	14	0.6%
2017-18	2,280	14	0.6%
2016-17	2,254	13	0.6%
2015-16	2,243	11	0.5%
2014-15	2,215	14	0.6%
2013-14	2,277	14	0.6%
2012-13	2,327	17	0.7%
2011-12	2,358	17	0.7%
2010-11	2,375	17	0.7%
2009-10	2,388	20	0.8%
2008-09	2,395	14	0.6%
2007-08	2,510	18	0.7%