There were 71 Hispanic students enrolled in Palmyra-Eagle Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Data showed that 574 students were enrolled in the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District roughly covers five schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Palmyra.
Among the five schools in Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, Palmyra-Eagle High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 29 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total Hispanic Students | Hispanic % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 574 | 71 | 12.4% |
| 2021-22 | 595 | 74 | 12.4% |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 74 | 12.6% |
| 2019-20 | 647 | 84 | 13% |
| 2018-19 | 769 | 94 | 12.2% |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 97 | 12.1% |
| 2016-17 | 802 | 97 | 12.1% |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 100 | 11.5% |
| 2014-15 | 907 | 101 | 11.1% |
| 2013-14 | 950 | 111 | 11.7% |
| 2012-13 | 1,019 | 97 | 9.5% |
| 2011-12 | 1,122 | 99 | 8.8% |
| 2010-11 | 1,138 | 89 | 7.8% |
| 2009-10 | 1,152 | 92 | 8% |
| 2008-09 | 1,175 | 99 | 8.4% |
| 2007-08 | 1,217 | 99 | 8.1% |
