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Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of Westby Area School District'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 two Pacific Islander students enrolled in Westby Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,037 students were enrolled in the Westby Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Westby Area School District roughly covers seven schools within Vernon County and has a main office in Westby.

Among the seven schools in Westby Area School District, Westby Elementary School and Westby High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one 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.

Ethnicities in Westby Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [94.1%]Ethnicities <5% [5.9%]
Pacific Islander Enrollment in Westby Area School District During Last 13 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander %
2022-231,03720.2%
2021-221,01220.2%
2020-211,04420.2%
2019-201,06110.1%
2018-191,10210.1%
2017-181,11310.1%
2016-171,13920.2%
2015-161,15520.2%
2014-151,13650.4%
2013-141,14240.4%
2012-131,11740.4%
2011-121,13850.4%
2010-111,12830.3%

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