Chippewa Valley Times

There were 391 Asian students enrolled in Dunn County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Dunn County welcomed 5,919 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 6.6% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the four districts in Dunn County, Menomonie Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 317 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Dunn County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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.

District	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Boyceville Community School District	0.1%	692
Colfax School District	0.8%	727
Elk Mound Area School District	5.5%	1,210
Menomonie Area School District	9.6%	3,290