Green Bay Reporter

There were 78 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 6.8% of the student body to be the second 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 Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 32 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	1,154	78	6.8%
2021-22	1,134	83	7.3%
2020-21	1,137	77	6.8%
2019-20	1,146	74	6.5%
2018-19	1,178	80	6.8%
2017-18	1,164	79	6.8%
2016-17	1,179	75	6.4%
2015-16	1,155	72	6.2%
2014-15	1,191	82	6.9%
2013-14	1,223	71	5.8%
2012-13	1,232	63	5.1%
2011-12	1,196	49	4.1%
2010-11	1,230	49	4%
2009-10	1,271	34	2.7%
2008-09	1,305	29	2.2%
2007-08	1,329	30	2.3%