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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Merton Community School District Education: 18 Asian students were enrolled in schools 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 18 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 2% of the student body to be the third most 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 Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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%]
Asian Enrollment in Merton Community School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2022-23920182%
2021-22864151.7%
2020-21817131.6%
2019-20854121.4%
2018-19844111.3%
2017-1884570.8%
2016-1786091.1%
2015-1690560.7%
2014-1589380.9%
2013-14905111.2%
2012-13954141.5%
2011-12934141.5%
2010-111,026171.7%
2009-101,049242.3%
2008-091,053111%
2007-081,032141.4%
2006-07999101%

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