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Merrill Area School District Education: 24 Asian students were 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 were 24 Asian students enrolled in Merrill Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 2,907 students were enrolled in the Merrill Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Merrill Area School District roughly covers 14 schools within Lincoln County and has a main office in Merrill.

Among the 14 schools in Merrill Area School District, Bridges Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Merrill Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [87.2%]Multiracial [6.4%]Ethnicities <5% [6.4%]
Asian Enrollment in Merrill Area School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2022-232,907240.8%
2021-223,056220.7%
2020-213,318270.8%
2019-203,233190.6%
2018-193,291150.5%
2017-183,296150.5%
2016-173,314200.6%
2015-163,321240.7%
2014-153,431240.7%
2013-143,515260.7%
2012-133,330150.5%
2011-122,971150.5%
2010-113,070190.6%
2009-102,978291%
2008-093,084311%
2007-083,110290.9%
2006-073,110301%

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