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There were 14 American Indian students enrolled in Shell Lake School District 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 14 American Indian students enrolled in Shell Lake School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 636 students were enrolled in the Shell Lake School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Shell Lake School District roughly covers three schools within Washburn County and has a main office in Shell Lake.

Among the three schools in Shell Lake School District, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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 Shell Lake School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [89.3%]Ethnicities <5% [10.7%]
American Indian Enrollment in Shell Lake School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-23636142.2%
2021-22634162.5%
2020-21584152.6%
2019-20683213.1%
2018-19685233.4%
2017-18698243.4%
2016-17657243.7%
2015-16691273.9%
2014-15674253.7%
2013-14668233.4%
2012-13662284.2%
2011-12668274%
2010-11674314.6%
2009-10652324.9%
2008-09638233.6%
2007-08624203.2%

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