Southern Wisconsin Times

There were 15 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Rock County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 11.8% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Rock County welcomed 25,197 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the nine districts in Rock County, Beloit School District recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Rock 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 Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Beloit School District	0.1%	5,165
Edgerton School District	0.1%	1,930
Janesville School District	0%	9,537
Milton School District	0.1%	3,425
Parkview School District	0.1%	853