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Viroqua Area School District Education: 1 American Indian student was enrolled in schools 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 was one American Indian student enrolled in Viroqua Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,042 students were enrolled in the Viroqua Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the seven schools in Viroqua Area School District, Laurel High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian 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 Viroqua Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [92%]Ethnicities <5% [8%]
American Indian Enrollment in Viroqua Area School District During Last 14 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-231,04210.1%
2021-221,05520.2%
2020-211,05710.1%
2019-201,15510.1%
2018-191,16510.1%
2017-181,18010.1%
2016-171,17010.1%
2015-161,14330.3%
2014-151,14930.3%
2013-141,12340.4%
2012-131,12420.2%
2009-101,18110.1%
2008-091,17930.3%
2007-081,13910.1%

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