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There were 17 Hispanic students enrolled in Highland School District 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 17 Hispanic students enrolled in Highland School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 288 students were enrolled in the Highland School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Highland School District roughly covers three schools within Iowa County and has a main office in Highland.

Among the three schools in Highland School District, Highland Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine 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 Highland School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [89.2%]Hispanic [5.9%]Ethnicities <5% [4.9%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Highland School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-23288175.9%
2021-22318206.3%
2020-21309123.9%
2019-20302113.6%
2018-1929741.4%
2017-1831172.3%
2016-1730441.3%
2015-1631151.6%
2014-1530051.7%
2013-1431761.9%
2012-1330162%
2011-1228831%
2010-1127710.4%
2008-0928310.4%
2007-0827610.4%
2006-0729210.3%

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