Northwoods Reporter

There were 11 American Indian students enrolled in Turtle Lake School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 467 students were enrolled in the Turtle Lake School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Turtle Lake School District roughly covers five schools within Barron County and has a main office in Turtle Lake.

Among the five schools in Turtle Lake School District, Turtle Lake Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	467	11	2.4%
2021-22	450	11	2.4%
2020-21	472	23	4.9%
2019-20	469	22	4.7%
2018-19	458	18	3.9%
2017-18	445	16	3.6%
2016-17	435	13	3%
2015-16	431	13	3%
2014-15	465	11	2.4%
2013-14	440	5	1.1%
2012-13	444	6	1.4%
2011-12	468	11	2.4%
2010-11	481	12	2.5%
2009-10	489	25	5.1%
2008-09	503	29	5.8%
2007-08	510	21	4.1%