Northwoods Reporter

There were 23 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the third 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 multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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 multiracial Students	multiracial %
2022-23	565	23	4.1%
2021-22	572	20	3.5%
2020-21	585	15	2.6%
2019-20	601	18	3%
2018-19	597	15	2.5%
2017-18	609	13	2.1%
2016-17	623	14	2.3%
2015-16	617	14	2.3%
2014-15	609	15	2.5%
2013-14	612	14	2.3%
2012-13	603	9	1.5%
2011-12	628	10	1.6%
2010-11	635	2	0.3%