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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 1.3% of Potosi 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 four multiracial students enrolled in Potosi School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 314 students were enrolled in the Potosi School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Potosi School District roughly covers three schools within Grant County and has a main office in Potosi.

Among the three schools in Potosi School District, Potosi Elementary School and Potosi High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Potosi School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [93.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.1%]
Multiracial Enrollment in Potosi School District During Last 12 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal multiracial Studentsmultiracial %
2022-2331441.3%
2021-2230120.7%
2020-2132130.9%
2019-2033182.4%
2018-1933341.2%
2017-1833530.9%
2015-1631510.3%
2014-1531810.3%
2013-1432451.5%
2012-1334882.3%
2011-1234551.5%
2010-1132751.5%

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