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Dodge County Education: 29 American Indian students were enrolled in 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 29 American Indian students enrolled in Dodge County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 21.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Dodge County welcomed 9,840 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the nine districts in Dodge County, Horicon School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Dodge 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 Dodge County in 2022-23 School Year
White [80.9%]Hispanic [12.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.2%]
Enrollment in Dodge County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Beaver Dam Unified School District0.3%3,173
Dodgeland School District0.1%754
Horicon School District1.1%799
Lomira School District0.1%1,023
Mayville School District0.5%979
Randolph School District0.2%522
Waupun School District0.2%1,974

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