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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 93.1% 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 3,509 white students enrolled in Vernon County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Vernon County welcomed 3,770 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.1% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Vernon County, Westby Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 976 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Vernon 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.

Ethnicities in Vernon County in 2022-23 School Year
White [93.1%]Ethnicities <5% [6.9%]
Enrollment in Vernon County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white StudentsTotal Enrollment
De Soto Area School District93.8%468
Hillsboro School District91%502
Kickapoo Area School District95.5%471
La Farge School District91.2%250
Viroqua Area School District92%1,042
Westby Area School District94.1%1,037

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