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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.2% of Watertown Unified School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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Watertown Unified School District Superintendent Jarred Burke (2023) | Watertown Unified School District

Watertown Unified School District Superintendent Jarred Burke (2023) | Watertown Unified School District

There were five American Indian students enrolled in Watertown Unified School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 3,202 students were enrolled in the Watertown Unified School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Watertown Unified School District roughly covers 10 schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Watertown.

Among the 10 schools in Watertown Unified School District, Douglas Elementary 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 Watertown Unified School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [69.9%]Hispanic [21.7%]Multiracial [5%]Ethnicities <5% [3.4%]
American Indian Enrollment in Watertown Unified School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian %
2022-233,20250.2%
2021-223,26560.2%
2020-213,29650.2%
2019-203,57760.2%
2018-193,62120.1%
2017-183,67060.2%
2016-173,735100.3%
2015-163,77970.2%
2014-153,87680.2%
2013-143,86470.2%
2012-133,844120.3%
2011-123,889160.4%
2010-113,951140.4%
2009-103,942170.4%
2008-093,894130.3%
2007-083,880110.3%

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