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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.1% of Vernon County's student body 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 three American Indian students enrolled in Vernon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Vernon County welcomed 3,739 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Vernon County, Hillsboro High School, Laurel High School, and Stoddard Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one students.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Vernon County in 2022-23 School Year
White [93%]Ethnicities <5% [7%]
Enrollment in Vernon County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of American Indian students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Hillsboro High School0.4%271
Laurel High School2.8%36
Stoddard Elementary School0.8%121

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