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There were 18,973 Hispanic students enrolled in Milwaukee School District 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 18,973 Hispanic students enrolled in Milwaukee School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 67,500 students were enrolled in the Milwaukee School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 28.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Milwaukee School District roughly covers 292 schools within Milwaukee County and has a main office in Milwaukee.

Among the 292 schools in Milwaukee School District, Carmen High School of Science and Technology Southeast Campus recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 707 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 Milwaukee School District in 2022-23 School Year
Black [49.8%]Hispanic [28.1%]White [9.3%]Asian [8.4%]Ethnicities <5% [4.4%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Milwaukee School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2022-2367,50018,97328.1%
2021-2269,11519,18727.8%
2020-2171,51019,80327.7%
2019-2074,68320,49627.4%
2018-1975,43120,49527.2%
2017-1875,53920,02326.5%
2016-1776,20719,88226.1%
2015-1675,74919,35425.6%
2014-1577,31619,07024.7%
2013-1478,51618,94224.1%
2012-1378,36318,83524%
2011-1279,13018,74823.7%
2010-1180,93418,77823.2%
2009-1082,09618,59722.7%
2008-0985,38119,26022.6%
2007-0886,81918,98521.9%
2006-0789,91218,92121%

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