Northwoods Reporter

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

Data showed that 565 students were enrolled in the Clear Lake School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Clear Lake School District, Gaylord A. Nelson Educational Center recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	565	23	4.1%
2021-22	572	19	3.3%
2020-21	585	21	3.6%
2019-20	601	19	3.2%
2018-19	597	21	3.5%
2017-18	609	18	3%
2016-17	623	21	3.4%
2015-16	617	20	3.2%
2014-15	609	19	3.1%
2013-14	612	20	3.3%
2012-13	603	19	3.2%
2011-12	628	19	3%
2010-11	635	10	1.6%
2009-10	644	7	1.1%
2008-09	632	4	0.6%
2007-08	654	7	1.1%
2006-07	676	6	0.9%