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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 23.8% of Waukesha School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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Waukesha School District Superintendent James Sebert (2023) | Waukesha School District

Waukesha School District Superintendent James Sebert (2023) | Waukesha School District

There were 2,823 Hispanic students enrolled in Waukesha School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 11,855 students were enrolled in the Waukesha School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 23.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Waukesha School District roughly covers 33 schools within Waukesha County and has a main office in Waukesha.

Among the 33 schools in Waukesha School District, South High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 354 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 Waukesha School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [61.3%]Hispanic [23.8%]Black [6.2%]Multiracial [5%]Ethnicities <5% [3.7%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Waukesha School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-2311,8552,82323.8%
2021-2212,0802,80423.2%
2020-2112,3442,84923.1%
2019-2012,5232,84822.7%
2018-1912,7392,89822.8%
2017-1812,8132,90422.7%
2016-1713,0832,90022.2%
2015-1613,1452,76321%
2014-1513,4942,71620.1%
2013-1413,6782,67519.6%
2012-1313,8672,55718.4%
2011-1213,7702,43817.7%
2010-1113,7962,32216.8%
2009-1013,9092,10415.1%
2008-0912,9901,85714.3%
2007-0813,5031,85313.7%

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