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Lincoln County Education: 148 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Jill Underly Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Wikipedia

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There were 148 Hispanic students enrolled in Lincoln County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Lincoln County schools welcomed 3,940 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Lincoln County, Bridges Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 49 students.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both math and reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.

These achievement gaps are also reflected in graduation rates. According to recent US Census data, nearly 95% of white students in the state successfully graduated in 2021.

Meanwhile, 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 Lincoln County in 2023-24 School Year
White [89.5%]Ethnicities <5% [10.5%]
Enrollment in Lincoln County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Bridges Virtual Academy7%697
Kate Goodrich Elementary School3.9%358
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy4%25
Merrill High School3.7%795
Pine River School for Young Learners (PRSYL)2.3%133
Prairie River Middle School3.1%541
Tomahawk Elementary School3.2%526
Tomahawk High School1.1%353
Tomahawk Middle School1.1%263
Washington Elementary School4.4%249

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