Northwoods Reporter

There were 20 multiracial students enrolled in Washburn School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 599 students were enrolled in the Washburn School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Washburn School District, Washburn High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 multiracial Students	multiracial %
2022-23	599	20	3.3%
2021-22	619	16	2.6%
2020-21	582	16	2.8%
2019-20	598	15	2.5%
2018-19	572	14	2.5%
2017-18	553	16	2.9%
2016-17	576	12	2.1%
2015-16	578	3	0.5%
2014-15	540	2	0.4%
2013-14	560	3	0.5%
2012-13	541	1	0.2%