Northwoods Reporter

There were 37 Hispanic students enrolled in Ladysmith School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 743 students were enrolled in the Ladysmith School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Ladysmith School District roughly covers six schools within Rusk County and has a main office in Ladysmith.

Among the six schools in Ladysmith School District, Ladysmith Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	743	37	5%
2021-22	777	42	5.4%
2020-21	774	25	3.2%
2019-20	803	24	3%
2018-19	806	20	2.5%
2017-18	786	20	2.5%
2016-17	822	23	2.8%
2015-16	830	27	3.3%
2014-15	854	24	2.8%
2013-14	888	22	2.5%
2012-13	875	24	2.7%
2011-12	881	18	2%
2010-11	928	14	1.5%
2009-10	945	16	1.7%
2008-09	986	16	1.6%
2007-08	970	14	1.4%
2006-07	960	8	0.8%