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
Data showed that Grant County welcomed 6,949 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.9% of the student body, making them the represented ethnicity in the county districts.
Among the 11 districts in Grant County, Platteville School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 93 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Grant County.
White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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.
| District | % of Hispanic Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Boscobel Area School District | 2.3% | 703 |
| Cassville School District | 0.6% | 172 |
| Cuba City School District | 3.4% | 677 |
| Fennimore Community School District | 4.9% | 810 |
| Lancaster Community School District | 2.3% | 991 |
| Platteville School District | 5.9% | 1,576 |
| Potosi School District | 3.2% | 314 |
| River Ridge School District | 6.1% | 524 |
| Riverdale School District | 2.6% | 653 |
| Southwestern Wisconsin School District | 3.4% | 529 |
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