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There were 107 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts 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 107 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Milwaukee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Milwaukee County welcomed 118,254 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Milwaukee County, Milwaukee School District recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Milwaukee County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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 Milwaukee County in 2022-23 School Year
Black [33%]White [29.7%]Hispanic [24.2%]Asian [7.3%]Multiracial [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [0.5%]
Enrollment in Milwaukee County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Pacific Islander StudentsTotal Enrollment
Cudahy School District0.2%2,093
Fox Point J2 School District0.5%825
Franklin Public School District0%4,781
Glendale-River Hills School District0.3%962
Greendale School District0%2,664
Greenfield School District0.2%3,493
Milwaukee School District0.1%67,500
Nicolet Union High School School District0.3%1,089
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District0.1%6,510
Seeds of Health Inc.0.4%1,181
Shorewood School District0.1%1,933
Wauwatosa School District0.1%6,935
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District0.1%7,095
Whitefish Bay School District0%2,860

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