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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

There were 684 multiracial students enrolled in Fond du Lac 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 684 multiracial students enrolled in Fond du Lac County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Fond du Lac County welcomed 12,688 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.4% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Fond du Lac County, Fond du Lac School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 488 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County in 2022-23 School Year
White [72.7%]Hispanic [14.5%]Multiracial [5.4%]Black [5%]Ethnicities <5% [2.4%]
Enrollment in Fond du Lac County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Campbellsport School District1.9%1,338
Fond du Lac School District7.4%6,603
North Fond du Lac School District4.8%1,567
Oakfield School District4.6%527
Ripon Area School District3.5%1,694
Rosendale-Brandon School District1.3%959

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