Whitewater Times

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%