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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.3% of Merton Community School District's student body 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 three American Indian students enrolled in Merton Community School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 920 students were enrolled in the Merton Community School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Merton Community School District roughly covers two schools within Waukesha County and has a main office in Merton.

Among the two schools in Merton Community School District, Merton Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Merton Community School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [92.5%]Ethnicities <5% [7.5%]
American Indian Enrollment in Merton Community School District During Last 13 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-2392030.3%
2021-2286430.4%
2020-2181730.4%
2019-2085420.2%
2018-1984430.4%
2017-1884520.2%
2016-1786010.1%
2014-1589310.1%
2013-1490510.1%
2012-1395410.1%
2011-1293420.2%
2010-111,02620.2%
2009-101,04920.2%

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