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There were 43 American Indian students enrolled in Wittenberg-Birnamwood 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 43 American Indian students enrolled in Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,154 students were enrolled in the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District roughly covers five schools within Shawano County and has a main office in Wittenberg.

Among the five schools in Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District, Wittenberg Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 18 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 Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [82.8%]Hispanic [6.8%]Multiracial [5.6%]Ethnicities <5% [4.8%]
American Indian Enrollment in Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-231,154433.7%
2021-221,134353.1%
2020-211,137423.7%
2019-201,146453.9%
2018-191,178494.2%
2017-181,164534.6%
2016-171,179554.7%
2015-161,155554.8%
2014-151,191524.4%
2013-141,223494%
2012-131,232483.9%
2011-121,196594.9%
2010-111,230685.5%
2009-101,271705.5%
2008-091,305675.1%
2007-081,329624.7%

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